connecting to Manager host (localhost:5553)... couldn't connect to localhost.
This error suggests that prelude is not listening locally for connections.

Do a netstat -an and look for something like this (simplified view):
Code:
Proto   Local Address      Foriegn Address   State
TCP      127.0.0.1:5553   0.0.0.0:*              LISTENING

or

Proto   Local Address      Foriegn Address   State
TCP      127.0.0.1:5553   127.0.0.1:*              LISTENING
If you don't see one of the above, then this is why you're getting the error. To solve this, check the prelude conf file and see what it's set at for accepting connections.

--TH13