Re: armel debian-installer using gnuab repo
> Joey Hess wrote:
>>> I've prepared a build of d-i that uses the gnuab.org armel repository,
>>> which currently holds the armel debs that the armel porters hope will
>>> eventually get into Debian proper.
>>>
>>> I made some minor modifications to d-i for this build, but it's
>>> basically the same quality image as other daily d-i builds.
So I gave it a try on an NSLU2, and the install failed when trying to
install initramfs-tools in the target chroot, with the following syslog
contents:
> Aug 7 12:45:14 root: register-modules
> Aug 7 12:45:16 apt-install: Reading package lists...
> Aug 7 12:45:16 apt-install:
> Aug 7 12:45:16 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
> Aug 7 12:45:25 apt-install:
> Aug 7 12:45:28 apt-install: You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> Aug 7 12:45:28 apt-install: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> Aug 7 12:45:28 apt-install: libpam-modules: Depends: libdb4.3 (>= 4.3.28-1) but it is not installable
> Aug 7 12:45:28 apt-install: module-init-tools: Conflicts: modutils but 2.4.27.0-6 is to be installed
> Aug 7 12:45:29 apt-install: E:
> Aug 7 12:45:29 apt-install: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
> Aug 7 12:45:29 apt-install:
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.22-1-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.22-1-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.22-1-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:41 base-installer: info: Found kernels 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx,linux-image-2.6.22-1-ixp4xx,linux-image-ixp4xx'
> Aug 7 12:45:42 base-installer: info: arch_kernel candidates: linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx
> Aug 7 12:45:42 base-installer: info: arch_kernel: linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx (present)
> Aug 7 12:45:42 base-installer: info: Using kernel 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx'
> Aug 7 12:45:42 base-installer: info: Setting do_initrd='yes'.
> Aug 7 12:45:42 base-installer: info: Setting link_in_boot='yes'.
> Aug 7 12:45:43 base-installer: info: Available initramfs generator(s): 'initramfs-tools yaird'
> Aug 7 12:45:44 apt-install: Reading package lists...
> Aug 7 12:45:44 apt-install:
> Aug 7 12:45:44 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
> Aug 7 12:45:51 apt-install:
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: initramfs-tools: Depends: klibc-utils (>= 1.4.19-2) but it is not going to be installed
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: Depends: busybox (>= 1:1.01-3) but it is not going to be installed or
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: busybox-initramfs but it is not installable
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: Depends: udev (>= 0.086-1) but it is not going to be installed
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: libpam-modules: Depends: libdb4.3 (>= 4.3.28-1) but it is not installable
> Aug 7 12:45:53 apt-install: module-init-tools: Conflicts: modutils but 2.4.27.0-6 is to be installed
> Aug 7 12:45:54 apt-install: E:
> Aug 7 12:45:54 apt-install: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
> Aug 7 12:45:54 apt-install:
> Aug 7 12:45:54 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
And here is what happens when I run apt-get install initramfs-tools from
the target chroot:
> ~ # chroot target apt-get install initramfs-tools
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> initramfs-tools: Depends: klibc-utils (>= 1.4.19-2) but it is not going to be installed
> Depends: busybox (>= 1:1.01-3) but it is not going to be installed or
> busybox-initramfs but it is not installable
> Depends: udev (>= 0.086-1) but it is not going to be installed
> libpam-modules: Depends: libdb4.3 (>= 4.3.28-1) but it is not installable
> module-init-tools: Conflicts: modutils but 2.4.27.0-6 is to be installed
-- Rod
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