Bug#389285: failed installation after hang on "configuring apt"
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: netinst
Image version: Daily, Sept 24, 2006 - from
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
Date: Sept 24, 2006
Machine: VMPLAYER on Hp Pavilion zv5120us laptop
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 1136MB RAM & 956MB swap on laptop; 512MB RAM & 512MB swap on
virtualization
Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
=That of the virtualized machine=
lspci
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: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [O] from tty2
Comments / Problems:
* Framebuffer console is very slow with vmware, which hogs cpu (%100
even when selecting options of partitioner)
* "validation" of package zlib1g (during base system install) takes a
long time
* During base install, "installing core packages" and "unpacking the
base system" could list some of those packages below in a box
* Selecting a mirror: could calculate and suggest fastest mirror to the
user
!*! Hangs at "Configuring apt" (%60) for too long without explanation:
had to reboot without going further
* no way to resume failed installation
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