Re: Can someone still help with install

["Geoff Parker" <geoffhp@gmail.com>]

This is a long shot, but may be worth a try.  When I installed Debian
the first time on a 1G flash drive, I ran out of memory during or
shortly after the partition and formatting phase.

Obviously it looks like you made it past that point, but maybe it is
sill low on memory and finally gives out during apt-install.  Is swap
active at this point?

I suggest manually partitioning the drive outside of the NSLU2 on
another Linux box or using a LiveCD.  Include a 128MB swap partition.
Then go through the install again.  When you get to the partitioning
stage, skip it.  Hopefully the Debian installer will recognize the
swap when started and activate it, giving you more memory headroom.

-Geoff

http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Debian/FAQ

On 4/17/07, John Fieldsend <jfieldsend@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> Ok over the past 4 days i have tried every combination i can think of to get
> debain to install
>
> I still get to 78% of the system installed and get the same error
>
> Error installing  initramfs-tools
>
> the install quits
>
> i have now tried 12 different hard drives, in 3 different external cases
> have tried flashing from pc, mac, linux box, i use the update feature to
> upgrade the flash do you know if id have any more luck by putting the slug
> in update mode and trying to flash it that way? also does the ssh client
> effect the install as ive tried putty on pc, osx own ssh client, unbuntus
> own ssh client
>
> Is anyone else having this problem, starting to think it could be that there
> is something wrong with my slug
>
> or can anyone give me all the options they choose to get there slug
> installed?
>
> i copyed this from /var/logs/syslog
>
>
> Apr 17 16:57:37 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
>
> Apr 17 16:57:43 apt-install:
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: The following extra packages will be installed:
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: busybox klibc-utils libklibc libvolume-id0 udev
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: The following NEW packages will be installed:
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: busybox
>
> Apr 17 16:57:37 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
>
> Apr 17 16:57:43 apt-install:
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: The following extra packages will be installed:
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: busybox klibc-utils libklibc libvolume-id0 udev
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: The following NEW packages will be installed:
>
> Apr 17 16:57:44 apt-install: busybox initramfs-tools klibc-utils libklibc
> libvolume-id0 udev
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: 0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and
> 0 not upgraded.
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: Need to get 921kB of archives.
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: After unpacking 2275kB of additional disk space
> will be used.
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: WARNING: The following packages cannot be
> authenticated!
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: libvolume-id0 udev busybox libklibc klibc-utils
> initramfs-tools
>
>  klibc-utils libklibc libvolume-id0 udev
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: 0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and
> 0 not upgraded.
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: Need to get 921kB of archives.
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: After unpacking 2275kB of additional disk space
> will be used.
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: WARNING: The following packages cannot be
> authenticated!
>
> Apr 17 16:57:45 apt-install: libvolume-id0 udev busybox libklibc klibc-utils
> initramfs-tools
> thanks all on here