Bug#281820: base-config broken- bin/sh bad interpreter

[James McGuire <james@westcoastbmx.com>]

Package: base-config
Version: 2.53.4
Severity: grave

teamlimit:/home/james# base-config
Configuring the base system...
/usr/sbin/base-config: ./prep-menu: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission 
denied

tried uploading prep-menu from working machine, no luck.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.24
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages base-config depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.59             Add and remove users and groups
ii  apt                     0.5.27           Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  bsdutils                1:2.12-10        Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
ii  console-data            2002.12.04dbs-46 Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall
ii  console-tools           1:0.2.3dbs-55    Linux console and font utilities
ii  debconf                 1.4.30.10        Debian configuration management sy
ii  debianutils             2.8.4            Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  gettext-base            0.14.1-6         GNU Internationalization utilities
ii  passwd                  1:4.0.3-30.3     Change and administer password and

-- debconf information:
  tzconfig/choose_country_zone_single: true
  base-config/menu/mta:
  tzconfig/select_zone:
  tzconfig/verify_choices:
  tzconfig/choose_country_zone/BR: East
* base-config/intro:
  apt-setup/security-updates: true
* base-config/run-tasksel: false
  apt-setup/another: false
  base-config/title:
  base-config/menu/finish:
  base-config/stop-ppp: true
  debian-installer/language:
  base-config/late_command:
  apt-setup/mirror: ftp.us.debian.org
  base-config/start-display-manager: true
  base-config/menu/apt-setup:
  base-config/menu/keyboard:
  tzconfig/title:
  debian-installer/country:
  apt-setup/directory: /debian/
  base-config/install-problem: true
  tzconfig/change_timezone: false
  base-config/menu/hostname:
  apt-setup/cd/another: false
  apt-setup/non-free: false
  apt-setup/badedit:
* apt-setup/non-us: true
  mirror/suite: testing
  apt-setup/baddir:
  base-config/menu/pkgsel:
  base-config/menu/timezone:
  base-config/menu/intro:
  base-config/menu/passwd:
  apt-setup/hostname: ftp.us.debian.org
  base-config/menu/pon:
  base-config/login:
  tzconfig/gmt: true
  apt-setup/title:
  mirror/http/proxy:
  apt-setup/contrib: false
  apt-setup/non-us-failed:
  base-config/main-menu:
  base-config/early_command:
  tzconfig/geographic_area: US
* base-config/run-dselect: true
  apt-setup/cd/dev: /dev/cdrom
  apt-setup/country: United States
  debian-installer/keymap:
* base-config/remove-pcmcia: true
  apt-setup/badsource:
* base-config/use-ppp: false
  apt-setup/uri_type: http
  tzconfig/choose_country_zone/US: Eastern
  base-config/get-hostname:
  apt-setup/not-mirror:
  tzconfig/choose_country_zone_multiple:
  base-config/retry-ppp: true
  tzconfig/choose_country_zone/CA: Eastern
* base-config/login-with-tty:
  apt-setup/security-updates-failed:
  base-config/menu/shell:
  apt-setup/cd/bad:
  base-config/invalid-hostname: