Full re-install after dropping tables fixed it. Thanks for the help everyone! 
On GoDaddy… not by choice. Doing this from work for an organization here, and the internet connection is terrible. I’ll report back later today with updates.
Edit: Tried 1-3, no dice. Dropping the tables and reinstalling…
looks like my error logs were disabled. 
i guess i can drop my tables and reinstall, but i’m certain i didn’t do anything wrong during the install.
exactly the same as what rick said for me too. 2.9.2, bbPress, PHP5, put all the integration stuff asked for during installation (and installed bbPress Integration plugin for WP). not sure where to see the error log either.
