Bug#672219: Fw: Re: Bug#672219: OS install fails at package config
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Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:37:55 -0500
From: Aaron Paden <aaronbpaden@gmail.com>
To: Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de>
Subject: Re: Bug#672219: OS install fails at package config
I did try with mirrors.kernel.org, and this time it worked. :) My USB
was still in, but not my MP3 player. This is a slower DSL connection,
but doesn't the installer do a checksum against the packages it
downloads?
On 5/10/12, Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Aaron Paden <aaronbpaden@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Only the default desktop environment and core utils. I'm going to try
>> again tonight if you want me to keep an eye open for something
>> specific.
>>
>> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de>
>> wrote:
> [...]
>> >> The install fails when it tries to set up the additional software.
>> >> Grub and lilo both give errors, as well. I've tared the logs for later
>> >> review.
>> >
>> > To reproduce this, it might be helpful, if you could give information,
>> > what tasks you have selected for installation.
>
> I did a test installation (on VirtualBox) with exactly the same settings as
> you did, and everything went fine!
>
> The first of your problems (openoffice.org packages) was caused through a
> "data error" while unpacking the *.deb file:
>
> May 9 06:48:36 in-target: Unpacking openoffice.org-writer (from
> .../openoffice.org-writer_1%3a3.2.1-11+squeeze4_i386.deb) ...
> May 9 06:48:42 in-target: dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal bzip2 read
> error: 'DATA_ERROR'
> May 9 06:48:42 in-target: dpkg-deb: subprocess <decompress> returned error
> exit status 2
> May 9 06:48:42 in-target: dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-writer_1%3a3.2.1-11+squeeze4_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
>
> Since this files were downloaded from the mirror, this is probably
> some kind of network/downloading/mirror issue.
> Try the same again, probably use another mirror (although the
> ftp.us.debian.org is not an unreliable one).
>
>
> grub/lilo errors: I have not exactly an idea what's causing this.
> Maybe you could try another installation, but don't plug in your
> USB stick / SD card and your MP3 player into the computer while
> installing, as you did the last time!
> I can't see anything in the logs regarding this, but we had reports
> in the past, that grub had problems when removable discs were
> connected (grub tried to install the MBR on the stick instead of
> the built-in hard disc for example).
>
> Please tell us, how it goes.
>
>
> So long
> Holger
>
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