Bug#507919: marked as done (Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task)

To: 507919@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#507919: marked as done (Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task)
From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System)
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:36:06 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] handler.507919.D507919.122876479214939.ackdone@bugs.debian.org>
References: <200812082033.03699.elendil@planet.nl> <[🔎] 93D386B97E0E4EE7AF89AD860DFEB8E0@peter>

Your message dated Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:33:03 +0100
with message-id <200812082033.03699.elendil@planet.nl>
and subject line Re: Bug#507919: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
has caused the Debian Bug report #507919,
regarding Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
to be marked as done.

This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.

(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this
message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system
misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org
immediately.)


-- 
507919: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507919
Debian Bug Tracking System
Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems

--- Begin Message ---

To: <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
From: "Peter McGill" <petermcgill@goco.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:28:06 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 93D386B97E0E4EE7AF89AD860DFEB8E0@peter>
Reply-to: <petermcgill@goco.net>

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD w/ expert
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r5/amd64/iso-cd/debian-40r5-etchnhalf-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: Dec 4, 2008 ~3:00 pm; Dec 5, 2008 11:50 am; Dec 5, 2008 3:55 pm (GMT-5)

Machine: HP ProLiant ML150 G5
Processor: Quad Intel Xeon E5410 2.33 GHz
Memory: 2 GB Real, 2 GB Swap
Partitions:
Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs                  1031476        56   1031420   0% /dev
/dev/mapper/raid1-root
                        360935     97239    245060  28% /target
/dev/md0                124323     12455    105449  11% /target/boot
/dev/mapper/raid1-srv
                        118997      5663    107190   5% /target/srv
/dev/mapper/raid1-tmp
                        118997      5663    107190   5% /target/tmp
/dev/mapper/raid1-usr
                       2882592    176020   2560140   6% /target/usr
/dev/mapper/raid1-var
                       1475568    120952   1279660   9% /target/var
/dev/mapper/raid1-root
                        360935     97239    245060  28% /dev/.static/dev
tmpfs                  1031476        56   1031420   0% /target/dev

Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:65c0] (rev 80)
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 2 [8086:65e2] (rev 80)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 3 [8086:65e3] (rev 80)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x8 Port 4-5 [8086:65f8] (rev 80)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 5 [8086:65e5] (rev 80)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 6 [8086:65e6] (rev 80)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:07.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset PCI Express x4 Port 7 [8086:65e7] (rev 80)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:10.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset FSB Registers [8086:65f0] (rev 80)
00:10.1 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset FSB Registers [8086:65f0] (rev 80)
00:10.2 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset FSB Registers [8086:65f0] (rev 80)
00:11.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset Reserved Registers [8086:65f1] (rev 80)
00:13.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset Reserved Registers [8086:65f3] (rev 80)
00:15.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset DDR Channel 0 Registers [8086:65f5] (rev 80)
00:16.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 5100 Chipset DDR Channel 1 Registers [8086:65f6] (rev 80)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 [8086:294a] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2920] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
	Kernel modules: ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2926] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
	Kernel modules: ata_piix
07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5722 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:165a]
	Kernel driver in use: tg3
	Kernel modules: tg3
08:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) [102b:0522] (rev 02)
0a:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
	Kernel driver in use: 8139too
	Kernel modules: 8139too, 8139cp

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:

After selecting install standard system (no other tasks), the install
gets stuck on Select and install software 8% Please wait...

I see the following at the end of /var/log/syslog:
Dec  5 18:06:52 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Initializing package states...
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Reading task descriptions...
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Building tag database...
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libedit2 libgssapi2 libisccc0 libisccfg1 libpci2 python2.4 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   python2.4-minimal ucf 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   at bc bind9-host dc dictionaries-common dnsutils doc-debian 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   doc-linux-text exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light file 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   finger ftp gettext-base iamerican ibritish ispell less libbind9-0 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libc6-i386 libdns22 libedit2 libevent1 libgc1c2 libgpmg1 libgssapi2 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libidn11 libisc11 libisccc0 libisccfg1 libkrb53 liblockfile1 liblwres9 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libmagic1 libnfsidmap2 libpci2 libpcre3 librpcsecgss3 libsemanage1 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libtasn1-3-bin lsof m4 mailx mime-support mpack mtools mtr-tiny mutt 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   ncurses-term nfs-common openssh-client patch pciutils perl perl-modules 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   pidentd policycoreutils portmap procmail python python-central 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   python-minimal python-newt python-selinux python-semanage python-support 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   python2.4 python2.4-minimal reportbug selinux-policy-refpolicy-targeted 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   sharutils strace tcsh telnet texinfo time ucf w3m wamerican whois 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   ca-certificates checkpolicy debconf-utils perl-doc psmisc setools 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   wbritish 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 0 packages upgraded, 82 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Need to get 36.9MB/38.2MB of archives. After unpacking 129MB will be used.
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: WARNING: untrusted versions of the following packages will be installed!
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Untrusted packages could compromise your system's security.
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: You should only proceed with the installation if you are certain that
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: this is what you want to do.
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libpci2 ispell ibritish wamerican sharutils libisccc0 bind9-host libidn11 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   python-minimal telnet libbind9-0 lsof dnsutils perl mutt python-newt 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   exim4-daemon-light reportbug libdns22 bc m4 doc-debian dc at strace 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libevent1 libpcre3 python-central whois perl-modules libgpmg1 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   python-selinux mtools python2.4 libc6-i386 libgssapi2 mtr-tiny tcsh 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   procmail finger time python libisccfg1 ftp pciutils libtasn1-3-bin 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   doc-linux-text python-semanage w3m liblockfile1 mpack file ucf 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   python2.4-minimal liblwres9 exim4-config libnfsidmap2 mime-support 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   selinux-policy-refpolicy-targeted python-support exim4 librpcsecgss3 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libgc1c2 exim4-base dictionaries-common patch mailx libisc11 iamerican 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   portmap ncurses-term libsemanage1 nfs-common pidentd policycoreutils less 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target:   libmagic1 texinfo 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: Do you want to ignore this warning and proceed anyway?
Dec  5 18:06:52 in-target: To continue, enter "Yes"; to abort, enter "No": 

Nothing further happens, and I do not see a prompt for this, but it seems like it's waiting for me to answer?
On the third attempt, I tried a different mirror but got the same results.

Not sure if it's possibly related to these previous security and volatile download errors?
Dec  5 18:06:39 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec  5 18:06:39 in-target: Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Dec  5 18:06:39 in-target: Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target:   The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header [IP: 212.211.132.250 80]
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz  The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header [IP: 212.211.132.250 80]
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Fetched 1B in 0s (4B/s)
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: E: 
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:40 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources [57.5kB]
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Fetched 57.7kB in 0s (344kB/s)
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec  5 18:06:40 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:40 apt-setup: warning: /usr/lib/apt-setup/generators/91security output did not verify
Dec  5 18:06:40 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec  5 18:06:41 in-target: Get:1 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg [189B]
Dec  5 18:06:41 in-target: Get:2 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release [40.7kB]
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Get:3 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages [7123B]
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Fetched 48.0kB in 1s (38.9kB/s)
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:42 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Get:1 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg [189B]
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages/DiffIndex
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Err http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target:   The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Failed to fetch http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile/dists/etch/volatile/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz  The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Fetched 1B in 0s (8B/s)
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: E: 
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:42 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring called
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Get:1 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg [189B]
Dec  5 18:06:42 in-target: Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release
Dec  5 18:06:43 in-target: Get:2 http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Sources [1693B]
Dec  5 18:06:43 in-target: Fetched 1882B in 0s (13.2kB/s)
Dec  5 18:06:43 in-target: Reading package lists...
Dec  5 18:06:43 in-target: 
Dec  5 18:06:43 apt-setup: warning: /usr/lib/apt-setup/generators/92volatile output did not verify
Dec  5 18:06:46 main-menu[1991]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install
Dec  5 18:06:46 main-menu[1991]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers
Dec  5 18:06:46 main-menu[1991]: INFO: Menu item 'pkgsel' selected


Peter McGill
IT Systems Analyst
Gra Ham Energy Limited

--- End Message ---

--- Begin Message ---

To: petermcgill@goco.net, 507919-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#507919: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task

From: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>

Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:33:03 +0100

Message-id: <200812082033.03699.elendil@planet.nl>

Reply-to: 507919@bugs.debian.org

In-reply-to: <[🔎] 1DE343D953714880BA15410983E349DC@peter>

References: <[🔎] 93D386B97E0E4EE7AF89AD860DFEB8E0@peter> <[🔎] 200812060009.56107.elendil@planet.nl> <[🔎] 1DE343D953714880BA15410983E349DC@peter>
On Monday 08 December 2008, Peter McGill wrote:
> It might have something to do with the transparent http proxy on the
> LAN? I've never installed with any proxy in place before.

Yes, could be. I have no experience with installing behind proxies either.

Glad to hear it worked in the end.

> Anyway, I now have successful install. Thanks for your help.

Don't think there's anything further we can do on our end, so I'm closing 
the report.

Cheers.
FJP
--- End Message ---

Reply to:

References:
- Bug#507919: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
  - From: "Peter McGill" <petermcgill@goco.net>

Prev by Date: Bug#507919: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
Next by Date: reassign 508157 to rescue
Previous by thread: Bug#507919: Etch-and-a-half stuck at installing standard task
Next by thread: Bug#498863: More info on firewire issues
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread