I see that this was given no resolution to some. I had the same problem and I resolved it as follows:
Open the file /install/files/sql.php
Replace every instance of DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 and DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 for a blank space. In other words, delete every instance above.
Upload the file to your server, and try to install again.
For your convenience, I've uploaded the file I used.
As I said, this worked for me.
Good luck,
Rodrigo
Open the file /install/files/sql.php
Replace every instance of DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 and DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 for a blank space. In other words, delete every instance above.
Upload the file to your server, and try to install again.
For your convenience, I've uploaded the file I used.
As I said, this worked for me.
Good luck,
Rodrigo