[TYPO3-dev] Typo3 4.2alpha3: method "connectDatabase" was not found in module "database".

[Steffen Kamper]

"Christoph Blömer" <chbloemer at gmx.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.3977.1200506358.5304.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hello,
>
> I'm just startet to test the new alpha3 release.
> I see the STEP 1: Welcome to Typo3 Screen.
> I chose the language and hit next.
>
> Now I get the Error:
> FATAL! The requested method "connectDatabase" was not found in module 
> "database".
>
> How can I avoid this.
> Do I need any pear modules or php extensions to get it work?
>
> I tried it on a clean xampp version on windows vista.
>
> Greetings
> Christoph

 i had same issue. Only way was to add the install_old to the extlist in 
localconf.php and using old installer.

vg  Steffen