Mysql Mac Mountain Lyon

Question

I have problems to reinstall MySQL on Mac OS X after it was running on my system.
I uninstalled it because the PreferencePane wasn't working as expected, using the procedure described here: http://akrabat.com/computing/uninstalling-mysql-on-mac-os-x-leopard/
When trying to reinstall MySQL Mac OS X ver. 10.6 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive version using the PKG-installer, it says "The installation failed"
Here are the complete logs of the installation:
I will really appreciate any help
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>    Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install  PROJECT:Install-729
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: @(#)PROGRAM:Installer  PROJECT:Installer-614
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Hardware: MacBookAir5,2 @ 1.80 GHz (x 4), >4096 MB RAM
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Running OS Build: Mac OS X 10.8.1 (12B19)
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: >TMPDIR=/var/folders/b7/061c4tk55tv6vqb3_0lstswm0000gn/T/
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: SHELL=/bin/bash
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: HOME=/Users/Mayoli
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: USER=Mayoli
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: LOGNAME=Mayoli
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch->9XSV4t/Listeners
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: Apple_Ubiquity_Message=/tmp/launch->xvAqrI/Apple_Ubiquity_Message
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch->bwx8YE/Render
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: COMMAND_MODE=unix2003
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Env: __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: MySQL Startup Item  Installation Log
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Opened from: /Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6->x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: fileURLForURL = x-disc://mysql-5.5.27->osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: fileURLForURL = >file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg
>Sep  7 15:12:02 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Referenced component packages (1) >trustLevel=100
>Sep  7 15:12:04 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: InstallerStatusNotifications plugin loaded
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[509]: installd: Exiting.
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local runner[18509]: Administrator authorization granted.
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: >============================================================================== ==
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: User picked Standard Install
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Choices selected for installation:
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]:           Install: "MySQL Startup Item"
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]:                     MySQLStartupItem.pkg : >com.mysql.mysqlstartup : 1.0.0.1.0
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: >============================================================================== ==
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: It took 0.00 seconds to summarize the package >selections.
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: -[IFPKGDerivedDocument >sortedPackageLocations]: result = (
>              "file://localhost"
>          )
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) >_buildInstallPlan]: location = file://localhost
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: -[IFDInstallController(Private) >_buildInstallPlan]: file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Set authorization level to root for session
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Will use PK session
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Starting installation:
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Configuring volume "Macintosh HD"
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Preparing disk for local booted install.
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Free space on "Macintosh HD": 74.42 GB >>>>>>>(74416689152 bytes).
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Create temporary directory >"/var/folders/b7/061c4tk55tv6vqb3_0lstswm0000gn/T//Install.18449AgPXBh"
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: IFPKInstallElement (1 packages)
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Using authorization level of root for >IFPKInstallElement
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: installd: Starting
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: installd: uid=0, euid=0
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: ----- Begin install -----
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: request=PKInstallRequest <1 >packages, destination=/>
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: packages=(
          >    "PKJaguarPackage <file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6->x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg>"
>          )
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: Extracting >file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg >>>>>>>>>>(destination=/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At >Startup/PKInstallSandboxManager/1.sandbox/Root/Library/StartupItems, uid=0)
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: prevent user idle system sleep
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: suspending backupd
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: Shoving >/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/Cleanup At >Startup/PKInstallSandboxManager/1.sandbox/Root (1 items) to /
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local install_monitor[18520]: Temporarily excluding: /Applications, >/Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: Executing script "./postinstall" >in /Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg/Contents/Resources
>Sep  7 15:12:10 Mariana.local install_monitor[18520]: Re-included: /Applications, /Library, >/System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: releasing backupd
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local installd[18515]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error >Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the >package “MySQLStartupItem.pkg”." UserInfo=0x7fb809c201f0 {NSFilePath=./postinstall, >NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pk g, >PKInstallPackageIdentifier=com.mysql.mysqlstartup, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred >while running scripts from the package “MySQLStartupItem.pkg”.} {
>              NSFilePath = "./postinstall";
>?              NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package >\U201cMySQLStartupItem.pkg\U201d.";
>              NSURL = "file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6->x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pkg";
>              PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "com.mysql.mysqlstartup";
>          }
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: install:didFailWithError:Error >Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the >package “MySQLStartupItem.pkg”." UserInfo=0x7f82d14a84c0 {NSFilePath=./postinstall, >NSURL=file://localhost/Volumes/mysql-5.5.27-osx10.6-x86_64/MySQLStartupItem.pk g, >PKInstallPackageIdentifier=com.mysql.mysqlstartup, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred >while running scripts from the package “MySQLStartupItem.pkg”.}
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an >error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: IFDInstallController D0434500 state = 7
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: Displaying 'Install Failed' UI.
>Sep  7 15:12:11 Mariana.local Installer[18449]: 'Install Failed' UI displayed message:'The >Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software >manufacturer for assistance.'.

Answer 1

Don't install the startup item package. Those things were deprecated years ago.
Follow the instructions in this User Tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3082