character set and collation empty fields

Hello. I have been trying to install revolution on to a new domain that I am starting. I have been using evo for many years and I thought I would give revolution a try.

I am having an issue during install, the character set and collation do not populate automatically and there are no choices within the dropdowns. Also, the manager does not behave correctly after installing which, I am sure, is related. I have deleted and reinstalled 4 times.

Has anyone encountered this problem or have any ideas as to what could be the issue?

Thanks for your input.

I am using the pl version of 2.0 running on a linux vps using php 5 and mysql 5 I have been using chrome and ie8 browsers. My server passes all of the system requirements during the install process.

So.....no one has heard of this before?

Note: If you’re posting about a bug, please state all of your Environment information in your post: Version of MODx, Traditional or Advanced distribution (for Revo), Server OS, Server Version, exact PHP Version, exact MySQL Version (client and server), is pdo_mysql installed, your Browser type and version, if you are using any opcode caching such as eAccelerator, APC, winCache, xCache, etc; any relevant errors in core/cache/logs/error.log, and any other environment data we should know. We can’t help you without that information.

I’m having the same problem more or less. The fields are auto populating and I can choose as well, but I can’t get passed that point. I’m installing on a Linux (mediatemple gs) with PHP 5 and mySQL 5 as well.

Sorry about that. Here is what I could find about my server. Let me know if you need anything else.

Version of MODx:Revolution 2.0
Traditional or Advanced distribution (for Revo): Traditional
Server OS:Linux
Server Version:Linux 2.6.18-028stab069.6 #1 SMP Wed May 26 18:10:06 MSD 2010 i686
exact PHP Version:5.2.13
exact MySQL Version (client and server):5.0.91
is pdo_mysql installed:PDO Driver for MySQL, client library version 5.0.91
your Browser type and version: chrome 5.0.375.126 internet explorer 8.0.6001.18928
if you are using any opcode caching such as eAccelerator (yes - v0.9.6), APC, winCache, xCache, etc:
any relevant errors in core/cache/logs/error.log:

here is the error log:

[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/0/ to index.php
[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/1/ to ht.access
[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/0/ to assets
[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/1/ to controllers
[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/2/ to templates
[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/3/ to ht.access
[2010-08-13 10:53:48] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/4/ to index.php
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/788c3d8c5ceea2081e0e45beea59445c/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/cfb6e044acfd4380af21297330d6e10a/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/4ad20f2590e41758af884f8f50cf9e90/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/c9366179780330a60397dc65652071a9/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/70496e8c8b2f20b1a5475b6a53d8ae08/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/62dfa0c3aa4f49d0842fcd1e508daddb/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/d095a33f0877ac62fc7e084c26b68f9b/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/479db3a211064595e3407956f5d5e1bc/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/f33b0387efe09cd9b3c233b2d05ca7e0/ to
[2010-08-13 10:53:49] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/6d1e6577b5c6677358691d2ad56ad8e1/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/0/ to index.php
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/1/ to ht.access
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/0/ to assets
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/1/ to controllers
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/2/ to templates
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/3/ to ht.access
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/4/ to index.php
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/788c3d8c5ceea2081e0e45beea59445c/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/cfb6e044acfd4380af21297330d6e10a/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/4ad20f2590e41758af884f8f50cf9e90/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/c9366179780330a60397dc65652071a9/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/70496e8c8b2f20b1a5475b6a53d8ae08/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/62dfa0c3aa4f49d0842fcd1e508daddb/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/d095a33f0877ac62fc7e084c26b68f9b/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/479db3a211064595e3407956f5d5e1bc/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/f33b0387efe09cd9b3c233b2d05ca7e0/ to
[2010-08-13 11:41:57] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/6d1e6577b5c6677358691d2ad56ad8e1/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/0/ to index.php
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/1/ to ht.access
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/0/ to assets
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/1/ to controllers
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/2/ to templates
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/3/ to ht.access
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/4/ to index.php
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/788c3d8c5ceea2081e0e45beea59445c/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/cfb6e044acfd4380af21297330d6e10a/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/4ad20f2590e41758af884f8f50cf9e90/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/c9366179780330a60397dc65652071a9/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/70496e8c8b2f20b1a5475b6a53d8ae08/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/62dfa0c3aa4f49d0842fcd1e508daddb/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/d095a33f0877ac62fc7e084c26b68f9b/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/479db3a211064595e3407956f5d5e1bc/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/f33b0387efe09cd9b3c233b2d05ca7e0/ to
[2010-08-13 17:24:55] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/6d1e6577b5c6677358691d2ad56ad8e1/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/0/ to index.php
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/1/ to ht.access
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/0/ to assets
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/1/ to controllers
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/2/ to templates
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/3/ to ht.access
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/4/ to index.php
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/788c3d8c5ceea2081e0e45beea59445c/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/cfb6e044acfd4380af21297330d6e10a/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/4ad20f2590e41758af884f8f50cf9e90/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/c9366179780330a60397dc65652071a9/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/70496e8c8b2f20b1a5475b6a53d8ae08/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/62dfa0c3aa4f49d0842fcd1e508daddb/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/d095a33f0877ac62fc7e084c26b68f9b/ to
[2010-08-15 22:03:27] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/479db3a211064595e3407956f5d5e1bc/ to
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[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/0/ to index.php
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/bb0ab31ff60c6076faf4e52380d863d4/1/ to ht.access
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/0/ to assets
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/1/ to controllers
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/2/ to templates
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not copy /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/modContext/4d43e647705a21a39cce4e206eae2fc4/3/ to ht.access
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[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/788c3d8c5ceea2081e0e45beea59445c/ to
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/cfb6e044acfd4380af21297330d6e10a/ to
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[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/62dfa0c3aa4f49d0842fcd1e508daddb/ to
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/d095a33f0877ac62fc7e084c26b68f9b/ to
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/479db3a211064595e3407956f5d5e1bc/ to
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/f33b0387efe09cd9b3c233b2d05ca7e0/ to
[2010-08-17 21:49:26] (ERROR @ /setup/index.php) Could not install files from /home/gcintern/public_html/core/packages/core/xPDOFileVehicle/6d1e6577b5c6677358691d2ad56ad8e1/ to

I was able to connect after all and it was an oversight on my end. The global DB user settings in the control panel on my GS service at Media Temple default to not allowing access to any database. I had to go in and manually assign user access to the database that I had created for the Revo install. I figured that I would post in case someone had a similar oversight. (aka bonehead moment

Does anyone have any idea what may be going on with this? I posted the server information as was requested by splittingred.