Re: Installer problems
On 12/15/06, Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> wrote:
Please do not cross-post questions.
Frans, what would be "cross-post questions"?
Whatever it is, sorry if it's not "allowed" in debian lists in general...
On Friday 15 December 2006 11:39, Daniel Andrade wrote:
> "No installable kernel was found in the defined APT sources.
> bla bla bla bla...
> Continue without installing a kernel?"
You can easily debug this yourself. Some hints:
- check the installer's /var/log/syslog to get an indication of what goes
wrong. There are quite a few messages about the kernel selection
process.
- There were messages like [pre-]dependency problems, but i also
noticed it on current official etch image. So, that's probably not the
problem...
- - - - - - - -
Dec 20 12:46:23 debootstrap: Unpacking base-passwd (from .../base-passwd_3.5.11_
i386.deb) ...
Dec 20 12:46:23 debootstrap: dpkg: base-passwd: dependency problems,
but configuring anyway as you request:
Dec 20 12:46:23 debootstrap: base-passwd depends on libc6 (>=
2.3.5-1); however:
Dec 20 12:46:23 debootstrap: Package libc6 is not installed.
- - - - - - - -
- There were some warnings, just after the identification of CD label
(these warnings are not in etch official image)... seems like it is
searching for packages which do not exist. I think that is happening
cause the file Release in my local mirror makes references to all
architectures (alpha, arm, etc) while there are only references to
i386 architecture in official CD. But I also believe that is not
really the problem, or another packages would not be installed too...
- - - - - - - -
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: This disc is called:
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: 'Debian GNU/Linux 3.2-ceflinux _Etch_
- Unofficial i386 Binary-1 (20061220)'
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: Copying package lists...
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: gpgv:
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: Signature made Fri Dec 15 20:09:20
2006 UTC using DSA key ID 2D230C5F
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: gpgv:
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: Good signature from "Debian Archive
Automatic Signing Key (2006) <ftpmaster@debian.org>"
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer:
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: gpgv:
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: Signature made Fri Dec 15 20:09:20
2006 UTC using DSA key ID 6070D3A1
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: gpgv:
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer: Good signature from "Debian Archive
Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <ftpmaster@debian.org>"
Dec 20 12:48:52 base-installer:
Dec 20 12:48:56 base-installer: E:
Dec 20 12:48:56 base-installer: Could not open file
/cdrom/dists/etch-secured/contrib/binary-alpha/Packages - open (2 No
such file or directory)
Dec 20 12:48:56 base-installer:
Dec 20 12:48:56 base-installer: E:
Dec 20 12:48:56 base-installer: Unable to determine the file size -
fstat (9 Bad file descriptor)
... and goes on and on until all architectures and sections are walked
through....
- - - - - - - -
- It is also saying packages locales and console-tools are not
available. However, their entries are present in
dists/etch/main/binary-i386/Packages (and Packages.gz) and their path
are consistent with the pool directory.... =(
- - - - - - - -
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Reading package lists...
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Package locales is not available, but is
referred to by another package.
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: This may mean that the package is
missing, has been obsoleted, or
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: is only available from another source
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: E: Package locales has no installation candidate
Dec 20 12:48:57 root: register-modules
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Reading package lists...
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Package console-tools is not available,
but is referred to by another package.
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: This may mean that the package is
missing, has been obsoleted, or
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: is only available from another source
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: E: Package console-tools has no
installation candidate
- - - - - - - -
- And the last "weird" message is the following, which do not find any
linux-images.. Possibly because of some previous error...
- - - - - - - -
Dec 20 12:48:57 base-installer: chroot: cannot execute install-keymap:
No such file or directory
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Reading package lists...
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
Dec 20 12:48:57 apt-install: E: Couldn't find package installation-report
Dec 20 12:48:57 base-installer: info: Found kernels ''
- - - - - - - -
I tried to chroot /target when the message of missing kernels "popped up"...
There was no entries in /etc/apt/sources.list...
Well.... if there is something i should do and didn't, i really don't
know.... =(
Was someone successful in building an etch CD???
Really thanks....
- 'chroot /target' and run aptitude to see if your kernels are actually
available
- try running the installer in expert mode and see what you are offered.
- try running base-installation with set -x in
/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-installer.postinst
Cheers,
FJP
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Daniel
Analista e Consultor Linux
GISUT/BH - Caixa Econômica Federal (Connectcom)
UFMG (Ciência da Computação) - 7°/8° períodos
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