I had big problems to install MySQL on a fresh iMac G5 with Tiger OS X 10.4.
One of the following or a combination was the solution:
- switch language to english (probably not the solution)
- do not use spaces in the machine name (not "iMac G5" but "iMacG5"), set this in the sharing prefs
- do not use upper case letters (use "imacg5" and not "iMacG5")
- use "sudo hostname localhost" to set a decent hostname
There was no need to change permissions, ownerships or whatever, just run the installer and after that it worked. The startup item installer and prefpane also worked after this installation.
You have to setup the accounts and passwords afterwards of course.
One of the following or a combination was the solution:
- switch language to english (probably not the solution)
- do not use spaces in the machine name (not "iMac G5" but "iMacG5"), set this in the sharing prefs
- do not use upper case letters (use "imacg5" and not "iMacG5")
- use "sudo hostname localhost" to set a decent hostname
There was no need to change permissions, ownerships or whatever, just run the installer and after that it worked. The startup item installer and prefpane also worked after this installation.
You have to setup the accounts and passwords afterwards of course.