Bug#421364: installation-reports - s390

[Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>]

reassign 421364 installation-reports
thanks

On Saturday 28 April 2007 12:20, Softlab wrote:
> Package: base-installer
> Status: install ok half-configured
> Priority: required
[...]

Although the syntax is similar, the fields the BTS recognizes is totally 
different from the contents of the dpkg status file. Please check this 
for the next time you file a bug report (or use reportbug).

> Description: debian-40r0-s390 on Hercules failed
> Tried to install debian-40r0-s390 on Hercules and got following error
> during 10. Install the base system:

Thanks for providing the syslog. The actual error is here:
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:44 debootstrap: Setting up libc6
> (2.3.6.ds1-13) ...
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: Use of uninitialized
> value in string eq at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 192.
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: Use of uninitialized
> value in string eq at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 192.
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: update-rc.d: error:
> expected start stop
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: usage:
> date-rc.d  -n!  -f! <basename> remove
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap:        update-rc.d 
> -n! <basename> defaults  NN   sNN kNN!
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap:        update-rc.d 
> -n! <basename> start stop NN runlvl  runlvl!  ...! .
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: ^I^I-n: not really
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: ^I^I-f: force
> 07:11:44.156 000007E0 Apr 27 19:57:45 debootstrap: dpkg: error
> processing libc6 (--install):

This looks like some kind of script error which should be reproducible.

I have just tried an installation of Etch myself (using the generic image) 
and I cannot reproduce your error. The installation completes 
successfully. This leads me to the conclusion that there is nothing 
really wrong with either the installer or the packages as the base 
installation is basically identical for all installations.

Can you reproduce it?
What mirror are you using; can you also reproduce it if you use a 
different mirror?
Any errors earlier in the syslog that could explain the failure?

Feel free to provide the full syslog so we can check that.

Cheers,
FJP