Can't get mysql to start

[Michael Satterwhite]

I just installed Fedora Core 5, and I'm trying to get my mysql server
up. It shows as installed in rpm. When (as root) I run mysqld_safe, I get

     Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
     STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
     061126 16:03:40  mysqld ended

I have run chkconfig mysqld on, but I can't get the server to start. Any
and all help greatly appreciated.

---Michael