Unable to navigate to /blog/wpg2

I have WPG2 3.0.7 installed on WordPress Version 2.6.3 the validation / paths / rewrites all seem to check out (finally) however I get page can't be displated when i try to navigate to the default wpg2 directory... if i turn permalinks off it seems to attempt to load the plugin (however no pictures display) when i enable any permalinks it changes the url to the domain.com/blog/wpg2 and fails to load anything at all...

WPG2 Validation Check: Valid (Help)
1. Wordpress Compatible? - [ Success]
2. URI to Gallery2 Ok? - [Success]
3. Gallery2 can be located in G2 File Path? - [Success]
4. Gallery2 can be initialised? - [Success]
5. Gallery2 Version Compatible? - [Success]
6. Gallery2 Module: ImageBlock Active? - [Success]
7. Gallery2 Module: ImageBlock Version Compatible? - [Success]
8. Gallery2 Module: ImageFrame Active? - [Success]
9. Gallery2 to WPG2 Relative Path Validate? - [Success]

WPG2 Page Generation Rules: (View WPG2 Output Page »)
1. WPG2 Output Style? - [Look like a Wordpress Page]
2. WPG2 Gallery2 Rewrites Status? - [Off [Safe]]
3. Embedded Page is using what Header type? - [Simple]
4. Embedded Page is using what Footer type? - [Simple]
5. Using Which WPG2 Stylesheet? - [Internal]

Gallery2 URL:
URL to your Gallery2 Installation.
Example: http://www.domain.com/gallery2/

URL to WPG2 Output: https://allmuffedup.redirectme.net/gallery/

Gallery2 File Path: /export/home/allmuffedup/htdocs/gallery/
This is the File path to your Gallery2 installation.
Example: /home/username/public_html/gallery2/

Gallery2 to WPG2 Relative Path: ../blog/wp-content/plugins/wpg2
Example: ../wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wpg2

On Gallery Error Redirect to: https://allmuffedup.redirectme.net/blog/wp-login.php
The page you want to redirect to if there is a Gallery login error.
Example: http://www.domain.com/index.php

Gallery2 Rewrites (Help)
Rewrite Validation Check: Valid (Help)
1. Wordpress Permalinks Active? - [Yes]
2. Is Gallery2 Rewrite Plugin Loaded? - [Yes]
3. Can Gallery2 Rewrite WP Paths be Set? - [Yes]
4. Is Gallery2 Rewrite using Apache Mod_Rewrite? - [Yes]
5. Wordpress .htaccess can be updated? - [Yes]

Gallery2 Rewrite Plugin: Off[Safe] (errors if off or on)

# more .htaccess

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress
# more .htaccess

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress
#

this is my own sun box... i'm running on ssl because wordpress fails at running on any non default port ie domain.com:8080 and my isp is of course blocking port 80 so that was the workaround...

also to note had alot of issues getting the gallery mod_rewrite to work... it failed to detect the php or the apache tests (though all passed when attempted manually)

at this point i'm just completly out of ideas >.<