MySQL start

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I am stumped as to why this is happening, here is my output:

code:

root@darkstar:~# chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld
root@darkstar:~# /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start
root@darkstar:~# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysql/mysql.pid
050105 00:12:10  mysqld ended

Why is this?
When I try to run "mysql", I get the following:

code:

ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

What can I do to fix this?

EDIT: I have the MySQL package "mysql-4.0.22-i486-1jim.tgz" from LinuxPackages.net.

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