Bug#479781: Debootstrap
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version: i386 etch
Date: May 5, 2008
Machine: Compaq Presario 5670 (home computer from 1998)
Processor: Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
Memory: 384 MB
Partitions: IDE1 master (hda) - 8.0 GB ST38641A
#1 primary 8.0 GB B K fat32 /windows
SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) 37.0 GB Seagate ST336918N
#1 primary 57.5 MB K ext3 /boot
#5 logical 838.9 MB F swap swap
#6 logical 36.1 GB K ext3 /
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: ?
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: [E]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [E]
Comments/Problems: I partitioned the SCSI disk using Partition Magic.
During the installation I chose Manual partitioning and merely gave the
mount points for the two ext3-partitions (/boot and /). During the
"Install base system" I got the following error message:
Debootstrap warning:
Failure trying to run: chroot /target dpkg --force-depends --install
var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_4_i386.dev
var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.11_i386.deb
Next came the following explanation:
Base system installation error:
The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1).
Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.
When I hit left-alt/f4 I saw messages like:
debootstrap: /usr/sbin/debootstrap: 413
debootstrap: cannot create /target/debootstrap/debpaths: read-only file
system
debootstrap: tar: couldnt remove old file: read-only file system
All this is gibberish to me. Could you please help?
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Anders Winnberg tel: +46 31 772 5533
Onsala Space Observatory fax: +46 31 772 5590
SE-439 92 Onsala e-mail: anders.winnberg@chalmers.se
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