BgInfo : bginfo with MySQL

I feel your pain. I went through the same thing. This is how I got it to work: 

1. Install MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver (32 bit - 64 bit won't work .. fought for a long time on that one!)

2. Don't create a DSN

3. Use this connection string: DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=<MySQL ip address>;Database=,MySQL DB Name>;Uid=<DB User>;Pwd=<Password> (this goes under File>Database>Put string in where is says "Select database to record information to"

And that's it. Run BGInfo and it will create all the table and columns for you (I run some VBScripts as well and those columns need to be created manually. 

One thing I do find is that it cuts the data off at 255 characters. I'm still looking for a solution to that one. 

BTW, I run it on Server 2003 32bit and 2008 R2 64bit

Good luck! 

Steven