mySQL-server segfault

[Matthew Sackman <matthew@sackman.co.uk>]

Dear all!

I have been using Pronto for some time with the mySQL server running
without problems, and providing very fast access to my many emails.

However, on a recent apt-get dist-upgrade, the newly installed
mysql-server refuses to install properly, and when trying to start
the mysqld, I get a segmentation fault. The output in /var/log/mysql.err
is:

/usr/bin/mysql_install_db: line 371:  1737 Segmentation fault     
 $execdir/mysqld $defaults --bootstrap --skip-grant-tables --basedir=/usr
 --datadir=$ldata "$@"  <<END_OF_DATA
use mysql;
$c_d
$i_d

$c_h
$i_h

$c_u
$i_u

$c_f
$i_f

$c_t
$c_c
END_OF_DATA

I have tried re-downloading it and re installing it and no luck.
I'm using Debian Woody with a 2.4test 10 kernel.

Any ideas?

With thanks,

Matthew Sackman