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On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Ron Trompert wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Currently, I am upgradding the RB to 2.6.0. We are running SL304 (not
> SLC304). However, when I try to start the mysql server it crashes
> immediately. The error log says something like:
> 
> mysqld got signal 11;
> This could be because you hit a bug. It is also possible that this
> binary
> or one of the libraries it was linked against is corrupt, improperly
> built,
> or misconfigured. This error can also be caused by malfunctioning
> hardware.
> We will try our best to scrape up some info that will hopefully help
> diagnose
> the problem, but since we have already crashed, something is definitely
> wrong
> and this may fail.

Run mysqld under gdb and type "where" when the segfault is hit.

> Now on the RB MySQL 4.0.25 should run while in SL304 mysql is at version
> 3.23.58.
> Could it be that dependencies are not complete in the MySQL rpms so that
> the rpms install but mysql won't run?
> 
> Is it really necessary to run 4.0.25 or would 3.23.58 do also?

AFAIK it is indeed necessary, as MySQL 4 offers significant features
that are absent in MySQL 3.  But you could always give it a try...