Now that we have *THAT* out of the way... where you understand why we bitch about you not posting specifics...
Like WHAT the hardware is... What the error is exactly... or the particular issue is... WITH AS much (what you may feel is unneeded) DETAIL as possible... I mean you have read some of my posts on my problems when I actually have a problem and I am not trying to tweak a few people... They read like a Bloody Novel.
That's is what we are asking for when it comes to the hardware issues...
Also, as far as a MySQL Database... You tell me *WHAT* you are running and I'll send you a Tarball compiled for *YOUR* version of linux... with all the Client and libraries needed... you may need to make sure a few things are installed on the "SYSTEM" so they'll run...
If you use Windows, I'll still put it somewhere you can get it... OK?
So, understand, I *AM* and *ALWAYS HAVE* been trying to help... you are just not letting *ME* help you... by not giving me (or anyone else) the information needed to help you fix your problems... Hell, I'll even build and Ship you a machine fully config'd and installed with MySQL on it... That is unless you want to send me a machine and I'll build it and send it back... I ALWAYS have time to do that... SO... either way we fix you up...
There is another option, but, I'd really be surprised if *THAT* ever was approved... *ROAD - TRIP*... But that'd have to be a couple weeks off...
And are stored Procedures *THAT* important? From your descriptions... doesn't sound as though you've got hugely transactional system...
And to address, Kuro5hin's moderation system... yeah it bites... but sooner or later it's gotta get fixed... and it will... change takes time...
Also, helping people see the light by cramming it down their throat is not the best way... let the look for themselves... let THEM see the bad in the current software... show them serious cost saving by giving up one "minor" feature... one THAT can be lived with... help them see a wireless X-Term solution... an Xterm with touch panel can be a little as $700... r better yet, use a "PC104" spec computer... Small... modular... expandable... reasonable cost... reasonable performance... standard feature set complete $1K w/o OS... and durable...
Help them make the decision to choose the journey rather than draggin them to that direction...