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?