Bug#275421: Install fails after kernel selection; initrd-tools dependency not met
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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Daily snapshot from 10/06/2004 from
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/powerpc/20041006/
uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt>
Date: 10/07/2004 19:15
Method: Boot from CD by holding down C key after chime
Machine: Apple Aluminum 15" PowerBook G4 1.25GHz
Processor: PowerPC G4 1.25GHz
Memory: 1.5GB
Root Device: <IDE? SCSI? Name of device?>
Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.>
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
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: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
Installation proceeded without issue, using ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu
mirror for unstable install. At around 76% completion of base system
installation, screen for choosing kernel was presented. The
2.6.8-powerpc kernel image was selected, and an error immediately
followed. Check the third virtual console showed:
<messages_excerpt>
Setting up base-config (2.47) ...
umount: /target/dev/pts: Invalid argument
umount: /target/dev/shm: Invalid argument
umount: /target/proc/bus/usb: Invalid argument
Get:1 ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu sid/main Packages [3188kB]
Get:2 ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu sid/main Release [85B]
Fetched 3189kB in 37s (84.9kB/s)
Reading Package Lists...
Reading Package Lists...
Building Dependency Tree...
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
initrd-tools: Depends cramfsprogs (>= 1.1-4) but it is not going to
be installed
Depends dash but it is not going to be installed
libreadline4: Depends: libreadline-common but it is not going to be
installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).
</messages_excerpt>
Fourth virtual console shows:
<syslog_excerpt>
Oct 8 01:25:40 base-installer: info: Found kernels
'kernel-powerpc-smp,...kernel-image-2.4.27-powerpc-chrp'
Oct 8 01:25:43 base-installer: info: Using kernel
'kernel-image-2.6.8-powerpc'
Oct 8 01:25:43 base-installer: info: Setting do_initrd='yes'.
Oct 8 01:25:43 base-installer: info: Setting link_in_boot='yes'.
Oct 8 01:25:43 base-installer: info: Installing initrd-tools.
Oct 8 01:25:44 base-installer: error: exiting on error
base-installer/kernel/failed-initrd-tools-install
Oct 8 01:38:33 base-installer: init: ^MStarting pid 424, console/vc/2:
'/bin/sh'
</syslog_excerpt>
Second virtual console started as shown in syslog excerpt above.
Attempts to run 'apt-get -f install' in the shell on the second virtual
console failed as follows:
~ # apt-get -f install
/bin/sh: apt-get: not found
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