Bug#432589: Bug in netinst for Etch causes expert-installation to hang at tasksel
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r0/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r0-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 2007-07-10 21:14
Machine: Custom Built
Processor: AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+
Memory: 2x1gb DDR2 PC6400 Kingston
Partitions: 10g for /, 4g for swap and rest for /home.
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: not possible
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: [ ]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems:
I have tried this installation five or six times now, and I have been able to reproduce a bug.
When I boot the netinst-cd and use the `expert`-argument to do a fully customised installation, the installation fails at tasksel.
I deselect `Desktop System` so only `Standard` is selected and then continue installation. The installation then downloads 81 packages.
After the 81 packages the installer hangs. When I boot and don't give the expert-argument, the installer works fine.
Partitioning, user setup, networking, modules and other stuff is all the same at both installations, but the expert-installation keeps failing.
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