Bug#693839: debian-installer: kernel install fails on armel buffalo linkstation pro, missing uboot-mkimage
Package: debian-installer
Version: debian armel beta3 installer on linkstation pro
Severity: grave
Tags: d-i
Justification: renders package unusable
Dear Maintainer,
Clean installing Debian 7 with Beta3 netinstall on Linkstation Pro/Live fails kernel install.
Started by copying uImage and initrd of installer to first disk partition and starting linkstation.
Complete format of disk with partman in installer.
Errorlog shows missing mkimage program at failed kernal install stage.
Going into shell, chroot into /target, installing uboot-mkimage and restarting kernel-install task fixes the problem.
This is maybe related to uboot-mkimage beeing transitional package (pulls u-boot-tools).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: armel (armv5tel)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-orion5x
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Log Fail:
Nov 20 20:47:40 in-target: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-orion5x
Nov 20 20:48:16 in-target: flash-kernel: installing version 3.2.0-4-orion5x
Nov 20 20:48:19 in-target: Generating kernel u-boot image... /usr/sbin/flash-kernel: 232: /usr/sbin/flash-kernel: mkimage: not found
Nov 20 20:48:19 flash-kernel-installer: error: flash-kernel failed
Nov 20 20:48:19 main-menu[1243]: WARNING **: Configuring 'flash-kernel-installer' failed with error code 1
Nov 20 20:47:40 in-target: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-orion5x
Nov 20 20:48:16 in-target: flash-kernel: installing version 3.2.0-4-orion5x
Nov 20 20:48:19 in-target: Generating kernel u-boot image... /usr/sbin/flash-kernel: 232: /usr/sbin/flash-kernel: mkimage: not found
Nov 20 20:48:19 flash-kernel-installer: error: flash-kernel failed
Nov 20 20:48:19 main-menu[1243]: WARNING **: Configuring 'flash-kernel-installer' failed with error code 1
Nov 20 20:48:19 main-menu[1243]: WARNING **: Menu item 'flash-kernel-installer' failed.
Log after uboot-mkimage install in target:
Nov 20 21:03:09 main-menu[1243]: DEBUG: resolver (libgcc1): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Nov 20 21:03:12 main-menu[1243]: INFO: Menu item 'flash-kernel-installer' selected
Nov 20 21:03:22 in-target: Reading package lists...
Nov 20 21:03:22 in-target:
Nov 20 21:03:22 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Nov 20 21:03:25 in-target:
Nov 20 21:03:25 in-target: Reading state information...
Nov 20 21:03:25 in-target:
Nov 20 21:03:27 in-target: flash-kernel is already the newest version.
Nov 20 21:03:27 in-target: 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Nov 20 21:03:30 in-target: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-orion5x
Nov 20 21:04:05 in-target: flash-kernel: installing version 3.2.0-4-orion5x
Nov 20 21:04:08 in-target: Generating kernel u-boot image...
Nov 20 21:04:08 in-target: done.
Nov 20 21:04:08 in-target: Installing new uImage.buffalo.
Nov 20 21:04:08 in-target: Generating initramfs u-boot image...
Nov 20 21:04:09 in-target: done.
Nov 20 21:04:09 in-target: Installing new initrd.buffalo.
Nov 20 21:04:09 main-menu[1243]: INFO: Restoring default debconf priority 'high'
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