Bug#510405: Exec format error during setting up login (1:4.1.1-6)
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: Firmware
Image version: Debian/NSLU2 ARM (armel) 5.0 rc1 2008-11-12 (URL: http://www.slug-firmware.net/d-dls.php)
Date: 1-1-2009
Machine: Linksys NSLU2
Processor: XScale-IXP42x Family rev 2 (v5l)
Memory: MemTotal: 29540 kB
Partitions:
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 14768 32 14736 0% /dev
/dev/sda2 7281808 279780 6632132 4% /target
/dev/sda1 233335 13 220874 0% /target/boot
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:01.0 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation USB [1033:0035] (rev 43)
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
00:01.1 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation USB [1033:0035] (rev 43)
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
00:01.2 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 [1033:00e0] (rev 04)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
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: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The install failed during the base install with the following message on the screen.
Text on front window: "Debootstrap warning Warning: Failure while configuring required packages."
Text on back window: "Configuring sysvinit...".
Contents of var/log/syslog:
Jan 1 14:33:25 debootstrap: Setting up tzdata (2008h-2) ...
Jan 1 14:33:32 debootstrap:
Jan 1 14:33:32 debootstrap: Current default timezone: 'Etc/UTC'
Jan 1 14:33:32 debootstrap: Local time is now: Thu Jan 1 14:33:32 UTC 2009.
Jan 1 14:33:32 debootstrap: Universal Time is now: Thu Jan 1 14:33:32 UTC 2009.
Jan 1 14:33:32 debootstrap: Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.
Jan 1 14:33:32 debootstrap:
Jan 1 14:33:34 debootstrap: Setting up passwd (1:4.1.1-6) ...
Jan 1 14:33:40 debootstrap: Shadow passwords are now on.
Jan 1 14:33:40 debootstrap: Setting up login (1:4.1.1-6) ...
Jan 1 14:33:43 debootstrap: dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec format error
Jan 1 14:33:43 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing login (--configure):
Jan 1 14:33:43 debootstrap: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Jan 1 14:33:43 debootstrap: Setting up libuuid1 (1.41.3-1) ...
Jan 1 14:33:46 debootstrap: Setting up libblkid1 (1.41.3-1) ...
Jan 1 14:33:48 debootstrap: Setting up e2fsprogs (1.41.3-1) ...
Jan 1 14:33:53 debootstrap: Setting up util-linux (2.13.1.1-1) ...
Jan 1 14:33:59 debootstrap: Setting up mount (2.13.1.1-1) ...
Jan 1 14:33:59 debootstrap: Setting up initscripts (2.86.ds1-61) ...
Jan 1 14:34:22 debootstrap: Setting up sysvinit (2.86.ds1-61) ...
Jan 1 14:34:22 debootstrap: sysvinit: creating /dev/initctl
Jan 1 14:34:26 debootstrap: init:
Jan 1 14:34:26 debootstrap: timeout opening/writing control channel /dev/initctl
Jan 1 14:34:26 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing:
Jan 1 14:34:26 debootstrap: login
Jan 1 14:47:27 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed
Jan 1 14:47:34 main-menu[2565]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
Jan 1 14:47:34 main-menu[2565]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.
Jan 1 14:47:39 main-menu[2565]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium'
Jan 1 14:47:39 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium
Jan 1 14:47:39 main-menu[2565]: DEBUG: resolver (libgcc1): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Jan 1 14:47:48 main-menu[2565]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install
Jan 1 14:47:48 main-menu[2565]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers
Jan 1 14:47:48 main-menu[2565]: INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected
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