white screen on install - right after entering database details [#709382]

After entering database details i'm getting a white screen - the database isn't getting installed at all
details below:
php: PHP Version 5.2.3
mysql: 5.0.41

This is the page its getting a whitescreen on:
http://localhost/d7/install.php?q=install.php&profile=standard&locale=en

Heres whats in the error log:
[09-Feb-2010 18:19:07] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'PDOException' with message 'SQLSTATE[42S02]: Base table or view not found: 1146 Table 'd7.variable' doesn't exist' in /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/includes/database/database.inc:1940
Stack trace:
#0 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/includes/database/database.inc(1940): PDOStatement->execute(Array)
#1 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/includes/database/database.inc(586): DatabaseStatementBase->execute(Array, Array)
#2 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/includes/database/database.inc(2111): DatabaseConnection->query('SELECT value FR...', Array, Array)
#3 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/install.php(772): db_query('SELECT value FR...', Array)
#4 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/install.php(289): install_verify_completed_task()
#5 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/install.php(84): install_begin_request(Array)
#6 /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/install.php(1759): install_drupal()
#7 {main}
thrown in /Users/alistairmcclymont/Sites/d7/includes/database/database.inc on line 1940

Comments

Comment #1

Cybergarou commented 9 February 2010 at 18:46

There is a similar issue. #671444: D7 - PDO exception with cache_bootstrap You might find some useful information there.

Comment #2

amcc commented 11 February 2010 at 11:09

The post solved the problem for me:
http://drupal.org/user/17111

I was using MAMP on a mac and it turns out that D7 doesn't work when the eAcellerator cache is turned on (D6 does) - so turn that off and end of problem.