Bug#419665: Install from cd version 3.1 fail because kernel is removed during the process (or try to be)
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD1 and http package during install
Image version: 3.1 (sarge build on 20050305)
Date: 17-04-2007 at ten O'clock
Machine: Dell optiplex gx260
Processor: Intel P4 2.4 GHz
Memory: 768 Mo
Partitions:
/ - 10 Go - Amorcable set
swap - 1.5 Go
/tmp - 2 Go
/usr - 30 Go
/var - 30 Go
/home - 6.5 go
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [E]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems:
Booting from the cd-rom, I type "linux26"
to have this kernel. All work fine when cames the apt installation. I define
source from http mirror Then problem arise. The apt decide to remove inird
and the current kernel-2.6.8-2-386. It doesn't provide another kernel.
I say Yes to remove (to try and see what come next). Then the installer
fail to popup and let me choose package, telling me their is a problem
in the package. I retry twice to get the install manager but no. I go to
finish install and after some confirm, the prompt appear. I log as a user
and make su to become root then I launch reboot. Grub came but it don't
know what to do (there is no more kernel to launch).
I already seen this problem. Here it's how it came.
I used the same Cd-rom but at this time all work fine. I logged as root
and continue my installation. Provide apache2 and nagios-text. But finally,
I decide to purge nagios-text and apache2. When I purge apache2, the kernel-2.6.?.386
and initrd was set to be removed (this time I say no). Each time, I use
aptitude, It try to remose this two (their are set to be removed in thier
statut). So, I decide to erase all my partition and the first description
is this part.
I see that, initrd seem no longer in use with the
debian 4.0 and replaced by other but why my machine is killed ? I don't
understand why initrd and the kernel is removed if nothing replace them.
Best regard
Tony
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