Re: dbootstrap exited with an error (return value 1)
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 07:48:19AM -0700, Leopoldo Suescun wrote:
> Hi Debian Developers,
> I'm new in Debian - Linux system. I'm trying to
> install it in my old PC with an Ethernet connection
> via ISA card. I downloaded the rescue/root/drivers
> diquetes and in a first try I was unable to configure
> the net, so I also downoloaded the 20 base-system
> disquetes and I successfully instaled the minimal
> base-system. But afterwards I was unable to make the
> net work (probably due to ignorance).
> After learning a bit more about my net-card I started
> again, instaled the root system and configured the
> network, so I was able to download the full
> base-system via ftp. After the full system is
> downloaded the installer exits with this error
> message:
>
> dbootstrap exited with an error (return value 1)
>
> after accepting the message it suggests that the
> base-system is installed again which lead me to the
> same error. I've been fighting with this "error" for
> a week and I find no solution.
> (it looks like it is related to the network
> configuration but ????)
> Could anybody give me a hint to solve it.
> Thanks a lot.
> Leopoldo
You can see more details of the error by switching
to console 3 (Ctrl-Alt-3) (for dbootstrap errors)
or console 4 for debootstrap errors. When dbootstrap
restarts, it usually indicates there was a segfault,
and the message should be in either console 3 or 4.
When you don't start with a freshly initialized
partition, the installer automatically tries to determine
where you were last time by looking at which files
are installed. Since you had the full base system installed,
that's why it moves you past that step.
Once you have the system installed, there's really no
need to re-install unless your disk goes bad. You can
always upgrade to new distributions and new versions of
individual software using apt-get or aptitude. If you
really want to do a new installation though, it's probably
best to start with a re-initialized partition.
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Chris Tillman
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