Start with a fresh, unmodified copy of Instant Rails and the try using this version of the cookbook tutorial (which is specific to Instant Rails):
http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Rolling_With_Ruby_On_Instant_Rails_Tutorial
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