package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. Tried to use mysql, and kept getting connection errors. No mysql.sock in /etc/mysql. I tried to reinstall mysql, and received an error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 6 21:04:09 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.22-0ubuntu1) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.22-0ubuntu1) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['debian-5.1.flag', 'mysql', 'test', 'ib_logfile0', 'ibdata1', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'insider']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (3 days ago)