root@codemunch:~/temp# mysql_install_db --log
Preparing db table
Preparing host table
Preparing user table
Preparing func table
Preparing tables_priv table
Preparing columns_priv table
Installing all prepared tables
mysqld got signal 11;
This could be because you hit a bug. It is also possible that this binary
or one of the libraries it was linked against is corrupt, improperly built,
or misconfigured. This error can also be caused by malfunctioning hardware.
We will try our best to scrape up some info that will hopefully help diagnose
the problem, but since we have already crashed, something is definitely wrong
and this may fail

key_buffer_size=12288
record_buffer=131072
sort_buffer=65500
max_used_connections=0
max_connections=100
threads_connected=1
It is possible that mysqld could use up to
key_buffer_size + (record_buffer + sort_buffer)*max_connections = 19208 K
bytes of memory
Hope that's ok, if not, decrease some variables in the equation

Attempting backtrace. You can use the following information to find out
where mysqld died. If you see no messages after this, something went
terribly wrong...
Stack range sanity check OK, backtrace follows:
0x808f9fd
0x8175e7a
0x8187907
0x809b895
0x809d9bc
0x809b67f
0x80962de
Stack trace seems successful - bottom reached
Please read http://www.mysql.com/doc/U/s/Using_stack_trace.html and follow instructions on how to resolve the stack trace. Resolved
stack trace is much more helpful in diagnosing the problem, so please do
resolve it
Trying to get some variables.
Some pointers may be invalid and cause the dump to abort...
thd->query at 0x82c4a48 =  CREATE TABLE db (   Host char(60) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,   Db char(64) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,   User char(16) binary DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,   Select_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Insert_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Update_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Delete_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Create_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Drop_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Grant_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   References_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Index_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL,   Alter_priv enum('N','Y') DEFAULT 'N' NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY Host (Host,Db,User), KEY User (User) ) comment='Database privileges'
thd->thread_id=1

Successfully dumped variables, if you ran with --log, take a look at the
details of what thread 1 did to cause the crash.  In some cases of really
bad corruption, the values shown above may be invalid

The manual page at http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/r/Crashing.html contains
information that should help you find out what is causing the crash
Installation of grant tables failed!

Examine the logs in /var/lib/mysql for more information.
You can also try to start the mysqld daemon with:
/usr/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant &
You can use the command line tool
/usr/bin/mysql to connect to the mysql
database and look at the grant tables:

shell> /usr/bin/mysql -u root mysql
mysql> show tables

Try 'mysqld --help' if you have problems with paths. Using --log
gives you a log in /var/lib/mysql that may be helpful.

The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at
http://www.mysql.com
Please consult the MySQL manual section: 'Problems running mysql_install_db',
and the manual section that describes problems on your OS.
Another information source is the MySQL email archive.
Please check all of the above before mailing us!
And if you do mail us, you MUST use the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script!