Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely
Hi Frans
Thanks very much for your speedy response!
I would like to add a correction which I have since discovered which I'm
sure will make a difference to the manner in which we proceed. I
earlier suggested that this was an issue present in all systems. Since,
then I have found some servers which do proceed as they should and
install after tasksel downloads the packages.
However, there are still a number of systems which still hang following
the tasksel download of packages. One such server is:
Boot method: Network netboot image
Image version: Standard etch netboot image from
http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/i
mages/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
Date: 21/05/07 1500hrs
Machine: IBM x3550
Processor: Intel Xeon 5160 3Ghz DC
Memory: 2Gb
Disks: 2 x 73Gb
If it helps, I could probably get this system accessible for you for
testing purposes.
Answers to your questions in relation to the tasksel issue as seen on
the above machine:
1. Full commands for the last 6 running processes:
/proc/<PID>/cmdline what the full command line is for the last 4 or 5
running processes?
24543 - udpkg --configure --force-configure pkgsel~
24544 - /bin/sh /var/lig/dpkg/info/pkgsel.postinstconfigure~
24735 - /bin/sh /bin/in-target sh -c
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE="$DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE";
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE="$DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"; export
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE;
DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE=configdb; DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='Pipe{infd:none
outfd:none}'; export DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE; tasksel
--new-install -debconf-apt-progress=' --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr'~
24781 - log-output-tin-target chroot /target sh -c
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE="$DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE";
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE="$DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"; export
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE;
DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE=configdb; DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='Pipe{infd:none
outfd:none}'; export DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE; tasksel
--new-install -debconf-apt-progress=' --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr'~
24782 - sh -c DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE="$DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE";
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE="$DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"; export
DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE;
DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE=configdb; DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='Pipe{infd:none
outfd:none}'; export DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE; tasksel
--new-install -debconf-apt-progress=' --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr'~
24783 - /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/tasksel --new-install
--debconf-apt-progress= --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr~
25322 - /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend
/usr/bin/debconf-apt-progress --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr --aptitude -q
--without-recommends -y install
~t^british$~pstandard~prequired~pimportant~t^web-server$~
25324 - /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/bin/debconf-apt-progress --from 5 --to 90
--logstderr --aptitude -q --without-recommends -y install
~t^british$~pstandard~prequired~pimportant~t^web-server$~
25325 - aptitude -o APT::Status-Fd=4 -o APT::Keep-Fds::=5 -o
APT::Keep-Fds::=6 -q --without-recommends -y install
~t^british$~pstandard~prequired~pimportant~t^web-server$~
25330 - /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true~
25331 - /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt~
2. Occurrence with official mirrors
Yes this issue does occur with the official mirror. We tested this with
ftp.uk.debian.org as the install mirror, providing both debian-installer
and base/tasksel packages.
3. Additional PKGSEL Packages
Yes this issue does occur without the addition of the pkgsel/include
package list.
4. Syslog messages
What does the syslog show is being done at the point of the hang?
May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:105 http://x.x.x.x etch/main php4-common
6:4.4.4-8+etch1 [206kB]
May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:106 http://x.x.x.x etch/main
libapache2-mod-php4 6:4.4.4-8+etch1 [159kB]
May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:107 http://x.x.x.x etch/main
libapache2-mod-python 3.2.10-4 [98.5kB]
May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:108 http://x.x.x.x etch/main
myspell-en-gb 1:2.0.4~rc1-3 [254kB]
May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:109 http://x.x.x.x etch/main
util-linux-locales 2.12r-19 [1086kB]
May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:110 http://x.x.x.x etch/main wbritish 6-2
[267kB]
May 21 16:24:36 init: Starting pid 1266, console /dev/vc/2: '/bin/sh'
May 21 16:47:48 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to x.x.x.x port 67
May 21 16:47:48 dhclient: DHCPACK from x.x.x.x
May 21 16:47:48 dhclient: bound to x.x.x.x -- renewal in 1800 seconds.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frans Pop [mailto:elendil@planet.nl]
> Sent: 21 May 2007 15:00
> To: Oakley, Will ; 425397@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot
> install to hang indefinitely
>
> On Monday 21 May 2007 15:25, Oakley, Will wrote:
> > terminates the process "/usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure
> > --apt":
>
> That is not the full command and does not show us which
> package is being installed at the point of the hang. Can you
> check in /proc/<PID>/cmdline what the full command line is
> for the last 4 or 5 running processes?
>
> > d-i mirror/country string enter information manually d-i
> > mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.10.1 d-i mirror/http/directory
> > string /etch_debian
>
> Does the hang also occur if you use an official mirror?
>
> > d-i pkgsel/include string afio build-essential byacc bzip2
> chkrootkit
> > dmalloc dosfstools dump eject ethtool expat fileutils flip
> ftp hdparm
> [long list of packages]
>
> Does the hang also occur without these additional packages?
>
> What does the syslog show is being done at the point of the hang?
>
> I suspect that some package that has had a security update is
> now prompting on stdout/stdin, which is not allowed in the
> installer. The package should be using debconf.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP
>
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