Bug#507919: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD w/ expert
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r5/amd64/iso-cd/debian-40r5-etchnhalf-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: Dec 4, 2008 ~3:00 pm; Dec 5, 2008 11:50 am; Dec 5, 2008 3:55 pm (GMT-5)
Machine: HP ProLiant ML150 G5
Processor: Quad Intel Xeon E5410 2.33 GHz
Memory: 2 GB Real, 2 GB Swap
Partitions:
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 1031476 56 1031420 0% /dev
/dev/mapper/raid1-root
360935 97239 245060 28% /target
/dev/md0 124323 12455 105449 11% /target/boot
/dev/mapper/raid1-srv
118997 5663 107190 5% /target/srv
/dev/mapper/raid1-tmp
118997 5663 107190 5% /target/tmp
/dev/mapper/raid1-usr
2882592 176020 2560140 6% /target/usr
/dev/mapper/raid1-var
1475568 120952 1279660 9% /target/var
/dev/mapper/raid1-root
360935 97239 245060 28% /dev/.static/dev
tmpfs 1031476 56 1031420 0% /target/dev
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:65c0] (rev 80)
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 2 [8086:65e2] (rev 80)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 3 [8086:65e3] (rev 80)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x8 Port 4-5 [8086:65f8] (rev 80)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 5 [8086:65e5] (rev 80)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 6 [8086:65e6] (rev 80)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:07.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 7 [8086:65e7] (rev 80)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:10.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset FSB Registers [8086:65f0] (rev 80)
00:10.1 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset FSB Registers [8086:65f0] (rev 80)
00:10.2 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset FSB Registers [8086:65f0] (rev 80)
00:11.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset Reserved Registers [8086:65f1] (rev 80)
00:13.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset Reserved Registers [8086:65f3] (rev 80)
00:15.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset DDR Channel 0 Registers [8086:65f5] (rev 80)
00:16.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset DDR Channel 1 Registers [8086:65f6] (rev 80)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 [8086:294a] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2920] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2926] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
Kernel modules: ata_piix
07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5722 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:165a]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3
08:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) [102b:0522] (rev 02)
0a:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
Kernel modules: 8139too, 8139cp
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems:
After selecting install standard system (no other tasks), the install
gets stuck on Select and install software 8% Please wait...
I see the following at the end of /var/log/syslog:
Dec 5 18:06:52 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Initializing package states...
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Reading task descriptions...
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Building tag database...
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libedit2 libgssapi2 libisccc0 libisccfg1 libpci2 python2.4
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: python2.4-minimal ucf
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: at bc bind9-host dc dictionaries-common dnsutils doc-debian
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: doc-linux-text exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light file
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: finger ftp gettext-base iamerican ibritish ispell less libbind9-0
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libc6-i386 libdns22 libedit2 libevent1 libgc1c2 libgpmg1 libgssapi2
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libidn11 libisc11 libisccc0 libisccfg1 libkrb53 liblockfile1 liblwres9
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libmagic1 libnfsidmap2 libpci2 libpcre3 librpcsecgss3 libsemanage1
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libtasn1-3-bin lsof m4 mailx mime-support mpack mtools mtr-tiny mutt
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: ncurses-term nfs-common openssh-client patch pciutils perl perl-modules
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: pidentd policycoreutils portmap procmail python python-central
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: python-minimal python-newt python-selinux python-semanage python-support
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: python2.4 python2.4-minimal reportbug selinux-policy-refpolicy-targeted
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: sharutils strace tcsh telnet texinfo time ucf w3m wamerican whois
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: ca-certificates checkpolicy debconf-utils perl-doc psmisc setools
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: wbritish
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: 0 packages upgraded, 82 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Need to get 36.9MB/38.2MB of archives. After unpacking 129MB will be used.
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: WARNING: untrusted versions of the following packages will be installed!
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Untrusted packages could compromise your system's security.
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: You should only proceed with the installation if you are certain that
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: this is what you want to do.
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libpci2 ispell ibritish wamerican sharutils libisccc0 bind9-host libidn11
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: python-minimal telnet libbind9-0 lsof dnsutils perl mutt python-newt
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: exim4-daemon-light reportbug libdns22 bc m4 doc-debian dc at strace
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libevent1 libpcre3 python-central whois perl-modules libgpmg1
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: python-selinux mtools python2.4 libc6-i386 libgssapi2 mtr-tiny tcsh
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: procmail finger time python libisccfg1 ftp pciutils libtasn1-3-bin
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: doc-linux-text python-semanage w3m liblockfile1 mpack file ucf
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: python2.4-minimal liblwres9 exim4-config libnfsidmap2 mime-support
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: selinux-policy-refpolicy-targeted python-support exim4 librpcsecgss3
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libgc1c2 exim4-base dictionaries-common patch mailx libisc11 iamerican
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: portmap ncurses-term libsemanage1 nfs-common pidentd policycoreutils less
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: libmagic1 texinfo
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: Do you want to ignore this warning and proceed anyway?
Dec 5 18:06:52 in-target: To continue, enter "Yes"; to abort, enter "No":
Nothing further happens, and I do not see a prompt for this, but it seems like it's waiting for me to answer?
On the third attempt, I tried a different mirror but got the same results.
Not sure if it's possibly related to these previous security and volatile download errors?
Dec 5 18:06:39 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec 5 18:06:39 in-target: Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Dec 5 18:06:39 in-target: Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header [IP: 212.211.132.250 80]
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header [IP: 212.211.132.250 80]
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Fetched 1B in 0s (4B/s)
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: E:
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:40 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources [57.5kB]
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Fetched 57.7kB in 0s (344kB/s)
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec 5 18:06:40 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:40 apt-setup: warning: /usr/lib/apt-setup/generators/91security output did not verify
Dec 5 18:06:40 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec 5 18:06:41 in-target: Get:1 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg [189B]
Dec 5 18:06:41 in-target: Get:2 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release [40.7kB]
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Get:3 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages [7123B]
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Fetched 48.0kB in 1s (38.9kB/s)
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:42 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Get:1 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg [189B]
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages/DiffIndex
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Err http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Failed to fetch http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile/dists/etch/volatile/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Fetched 1B in 0s (8B/s)
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: E:
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:42 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Get:1 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg [189B]
Dec 5 18:06:42 in-target: Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release
Dec 5 18:06:43 in-target: Get:2 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Sources [1693B]
Dec 5 18:06:43 in-target: Fetched 1882B in 0s (13.2kB/s)
Dec 5 18:06:43 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec 5 18:06:43 in-target:
Dec 5 18:06:43 apt-setup: warning: /usr/lib/apt-setup/generators/92volatile output did not verify
Dec 5 18:06:46 main-menu[1991]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install
Dec 5 18:06:46 main-menu[1991]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers
Dec 5 18:06:46 main-menu[1991]: INFO: Menu item 'pkgsel' selected
Peter McGill
IT Systems Analyst
Gra Ham Energy Limited
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