Re: Bug#361180: Debian installer doesn't install kernel
On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 03:11:58PM -0400, Jack Carroll wrote:
>
> That revealed the place where the files get deleted. I'll see if I
> can move the log to disk and attach it to this message. Just copying a few
> key items from the screen on the test machine:
> It happens at the 93% point in the log file. apt-install generates
> a large number of lines...
>
> Setting up discover1-data
> Setting up libdiscover1
> Setting up discover1
> base-installer: info: Installed discover1 successfully onto /target/
> Reading package lists
> Building dependency tree
> Suggested packages:
> ifrename
> Recommended packages:
> usbutils pciutils
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> initramfs-tools linux-image-2.6-686 linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 udev
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> hotplug
GGeee!!!
>
> And then it goes on to remove those packages and their symbolic
> links.
> This sounds like an incorrect dependency.
Yep ...
>
>
> All this was done with beta 2 floppies from the site you
> recommended, using the net-drivers floppy, and downloading installer
> components and packages from ftp.us.debian.org.
>
> I downloaded a current netinst CD image from the devel site last
> night, burned it to a CD-RW, and did a network install on a different set of
> partitions (dev/hda3 and /dev/hda7). That worked, and didn't delete the
> kernel. So this problem happens only when booting the installer from
> floppies.
I'm glad^Whappy that you took time to reproduce the error you encountered.
> Apr 10 17:26:55 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.01 (Debian 1:1.01-4)
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> Apr 10 18:01:08 main-menu[345]: (process:25127): + db_progress SET 137
> Apr 10 18:01:08 main-menu[345]: (process:25127): + _db_cmd PROGRESS SET 137
> Apr 10 18:01:08 main-menu[345]: (proce
> Apr 10 18:01:08 apt-install: Reading package lists...
> Apr 10 18:01:08 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: The following extra packages will be installed:
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: discover1-data libdiscover1
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: The following NEW packages will be installed:
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: discover1 discover1-data libdiscover1
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: Need to get 275kB of archives.
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: After unpacking 995kB of additional disk space will be used.
> Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main discover1-data 1.2006.01.14 [107kB]
> Apr 10 18:01:10 apt-install: Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main libdiscover1 1.7.17 [99.0kB]
> Apr 10 18:01:10 apt-install: Get:3 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main discover1 1.7.17 [68.2kB]
> Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Fetched 275kB in 0s (338kB/s)
> Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package discover1-data.
> Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: (Reading database ... 10376 files and directories currently installed.)
> Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Unpacking discover1-data (from .../discover1-data_1.2006.01.14_all.deb) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package libdiscover1.
> Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Unpacking libdiscover1 (from .../libdiscover1_1.7.17_i386.deb) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package discover1.
> Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Unpacking discover1 (from .../discover1_1.7.17_i386.deb) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Setting up discover1-data (1.2006.01.14) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Setting up libdiscover1 (1.7.17) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: Setting up discover1 (1.7.17) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:13 base-installer: info: Installed discover1 successfully into /target/
> Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: Reading package lists...
> Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: Building dependency tree...
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Suggested packages:
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: ifrename
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Recommended packages:
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: usbutils pciutils
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: The following packages will be REMOVED:
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: initramfs-tools linux-image-2.6-686 linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 udev
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: The following NEW packages will be installed:
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: hotplug
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Need to get 66.7kB of archives.
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: After unpacking 46.1MB disk space will be freed.
> Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main hotplug 0.0.20040329-25 [66.7kB]
> Apr 10 18:01:16 apt-install: Preconfiguring packages ...
> Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: Fetched 66.7kB in 0s (164kB/s)
> Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: (Reading database ...
> Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: 10468 files and directories currently installed.)
> Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: Removing linux-image-2.6-686 ...
> Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: Removing linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 ...
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing symbolic link vmlinuz
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: you may need to re-run lilo
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: The link /initrd.img is a damaged link
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing symbolic link initrd.img
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: you may need to re-run lilo
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing initramfs-tools ...
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing udev ...
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing.
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: **************************************************************
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: * Please reboot your system as soon as possible!
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: * After removing udev the system may not be fully functional.
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: **************************************************************
> Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package hotplug.
> Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: (Reading database ... 8315 files and directories currently installed.)
> Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: Unpacking hotplug (from .../hotplug_0.0.20040329-25_all.deb) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: Setting up hotplug (0.0.20040329-25) ...
> Apr 10 18:01:23 apt-install:
> Apr 10 18:01:23 base-installer: info: Installed hotplug successfully into /target/
> Apr 10 18:01:23 main-menu[345]: ss:25127): + echo PROGRESS SET 137
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Cool!
Geert Stappers
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