Whiterabbitcb!
(1) if you can't manage to work with the litestep distro try Omar's Litestep installer.
(2) Try do read more! I don't believe tou read enough to solve your problem, even more because you post a question in the wrong part of the forum for this problem, try this url:
http://www.litestep.net/?section=4&action=list&catId=1
(3) Litestep demands some time and pacience sometimes!