package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1. Mysql did not stop

[gep]

Installation could not stop the mysqld

[fail]

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.1: Install
 mysql-server-core-5.1: Install
 mysql-server-5.1: Configure
 mysql-server-core-5.1: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 19 17:57:07 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['phoebus-work.pid', 'dsa02.err', 'findfred', 'findfred_prob', 'phoebus-home.pid', 'gep.pid', 'Semikov.pid', 'gepard.pid', 'studyDB2', 'phoebus-work.err', 'phoebus-home.err', 'gep', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'shop', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'gepard.err', 'gep.err', 'ibdata1', 'PM-victoria.err', 'tmp', 'test1', 'Semikov.err', 'README.txt', 'ib_logfile0', 'nouz', 'dsa02.pid', 'diskey', 'findfredtest', 'phpmyadmin', 'StudyDB', 'test2', 'gogo', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'PM-victoria.pid', 'ruawm', 'trac']
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686