[debian-mysql] Bug#682232: mysql-server-5.5: Fails to upgrade squeeze -> wheezy, does not start

[Gary Dale]

Package: mysql-server-5.5
Version: 5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1
Followup-For: Bug #682232

Dear Maintainer,
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   * What led up to the situation?
upgrading a server from squeeze to wheezy

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)?
tried to install the package again, tried to configure it.

   * What was the outcome of this action?
mysql still fails to state. I get this output:

Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1) ...
[ ok ] Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
insserv: warning: script 'K01setwol.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'K01hylafax' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'K01netatalk' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'S22initrd-tools.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'xfree86-common' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'modutils' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'hylafax' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'netatalk' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'initrd-tools.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'setwol.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
[FAIL] Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.5
 mysql-server


   * What outcome did you expect instead?
I'd like mysql to start or at least give me a clue about why it won't. 


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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.1
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages mysql-server-5.5 depends on:
ii  adduser                3.113+nmu3
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.49
ii  initscripts            2.88dsf-41
ii  libc6                  2.13-38
ii  libdbi-perl            1.622-1
ii  libgcc1                1:4.7.2-5
ii  libstdc++6             4.7.2-5
ii  lsb-base               4.1+Debian8+deb7u1
ii  mysql-client-5.5       5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1
ii  mysql-common           5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1
ii  mysql-server-core-5.5  5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1
ii  passwd                 1:4.1.5.1-1
ii  perl                   5.14.2-21
ii  psmisc                 22.19-1+deb7u1
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13

Versions of packages mysql-server-5.5 recommends:
ii  bsd-mailx [mailx]      8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1
ii  libhtml-template-perl  2.91-1
ii  mailx                  1:20071201-3

Versions of packages mysql-server-5.5 suggests:
pn  tinyca  <none>

-- debconf information:
  mysql-server-5.5/postrm_remove_databases: false
  mysql-server/error_setting_password:
  mysql-server-5.5/nis_warning:
  mysql-server-5.5/really_downgrade: false
  mysql-server-5.5/start_on_boot: true
  mysql-server/password_mismatch:
  mysql-server/no_upgrade_when_using_ndb: