Debian Etch Install Problems mysql start FAILED!

I tried using the install.sh script on a brand new install of debian etch (virtualized on xen server).

I run into the following error on install

Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.32-7etch1) …
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (–configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:

in the virtualmin-install.log I see this at the bottom.

INFO - 2007-08-07 22:03:14 - Removing Debian standard Webmin package, if they exist (because they’re broken)…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:03:14 - Removing Debian apache packages…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Started installation log in virtualmin-install.log
DEBUG - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Install mode: full
DEBUG - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Virtualmin Meta-Package list: virtualmin-base
DEBUG - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - install.sh version: EA4.1
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Checking for fully qualified hostname…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Hostname OK: fully qualified as biotechstockresearch.com
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Installing serial number and license key into /etc/virtualmin-license
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:10 - Loading OS selection library…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Download of http://software.virtualmin.com/lib/oschooser.pl Succeeded.
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Loading OS list…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Download of http://software.virtualmin.com/lib/os_list.txt Succeeded.
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Operating system name: Debian Linux
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Operating system version: 4.0
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Installing virtualmin-release package for Debian Linux 4.0…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:11 - Enabling universe repositories, if not already available…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:32 - Cleaning up apt headers and packages, so we can start fresh…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:32 -
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:33 - Download of http://software.virtualmin.com/lib/apt.conf.noninteractive Succeeded.
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:33 - Disabling any CD-based apt repositories so the process can run without assistance
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:34 - Get:1
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:34 - Removing Debian standard Webmin package, if they exist (because they’re broken)…
INFO - 2007-08-07 22:31:34 - Removing Debian apache packages…

any ideas?

I have the EXACT problem you had.
Did you resolved?
How?

Thanks in advance.