Bug#276944: installation-reports: d-i segfaults at startup
Package: installation-reports
Severity: important
Debian-installer-version: 2004-09-20.
URL of installer image:
http://people.debian.org/~joshk/d-i/images/2004-09-29/sparc64/netboot/boot.img
uname -a: Linux 2.4.26-sparc64 #1 Fri Jun 18 02:04:50 PDT 2004 sparc64 unknown
(done on another image. Using the image mentioned I don't get a shell).
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:58:27 +0200
Method: netboot using bootp. boot server IA32 box running sid.
Machine: Sun Ultra 10
Processor: TI Ultrasparc IIi (Sabre)
Memory: 128MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: NA
lspci:
lspci -n:
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The kernel boots and intializes the creator 3d fb console correctly.
After the 'VFS: Mounted root ...' and the init version message I get an
endless series of 'Segmentation fault' messages. I guess the
/sbin/debian-installer program crashes and is respawned ad infinitum by init.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-rc2
Locale: LANG=en_IE@euro, LC_CTYPE=en_IE@euro (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_IE@euro)
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