Bug#221727: Debootstrap error choosing sid on sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso
Package: installation-reports
Severity: Normal
Tags: sarge
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 2003-11-09 16:18 Debian GNU/Linux testing
"Sarge" - Official NetInst Snapshot
powerpc Binary-1 CD
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.22-powerpc #1 Sat Sep 27 04:08:08 CEST
2003 ppc GNU/Linux
Date: 2003-11-18 00:15
Method: OpenFirmware boot, CD install (boot cd:,install\powermac\yaboot)
Holding down C key did not boot to CD
Machine: Apple 17" PowerBook G4
Processor: 1GHz
Memory: 1GB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table:
localhost:~# mac-fdisk -l
# type name length base
( size ) system
/dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1
( 31.5k) Partition map
/dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap bootstrap 1600 @ 64
(800.0k) NewWorld bootblock
/dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 2097152 @ 1664
( 1.0G) Linux swap
/dev/hda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root 40106432 @
2098816 ( 19.1G) Linux native
/dev/hda5 Apple_HFS Apple_HFS_Untitled_3 75004976 @
42205248 ( 35.8G) HFS
/dev/hda6 Apple_Free 16 @
117210224 ( 8.0k) Free space
Output of lspci:
00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 AGP
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4
440 Go 64M] (rev a3)
10:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0035
10:12.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94306 802.11g (rev
02)
10:13.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card CardBus
Controller
10:17.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003e
10:18.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:19.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
10:1a.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f
24:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0036
24:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003b
24:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 FireWire
(rev 81)
24:0f.0 Class ffff: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev
ff)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
When presented with the choice for distribution, I was offered Woody,
Sarge, or Sid. I had downloaded the sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso, but I
thought that perhaps I would be able to select Sid, since it was being
offered. Later, when the partitions were mounted and the install was
beginning, I received the following error messages:
Debootstrap Error
Failed getting Release file file:///cdrom/dists/sid/Release
Installing base system into /target/ failed. Check
/target/var/log/debootstrap.log and /target/var/log/debootstrap.err.log
for the details.
Both log files were empty when I opened them in nano. Restarting and
choosing sarge worked fine.
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