Bug#235108: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 2004-02-27
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
uname -a: Didn't get that far
Date: 2004-02-27
Method: Booted of floppyimages. Got the packets from ftp.fi.debian.org. Not
proxied.
Machine: VMWare 4.0 running on a Dell Latitude C640.
Processor: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~1794 Mhz
Memory: 512 MB on the host, 192 on the virtual pc
Root Device: SCSI.
Root Size/partition table:
Output of lspci:
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
The installation died with the message:
"Base system installation error
The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1).
You might find more information in /target/var/log/debootstrap.log"
The contents of /target/var/log/debootstrap.log is:
"tar: Unrecognised file type"
Thank you,
Andrés
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