"debootstrap --variant=minbase" fails with emdebian/grip on i386
Hello,
trying to do an:
debootstrap --variant=minbase lenny grip/ http://www.emdebian.org/grip/
with an 1.0.10lenny1 debootstrap on on a freshly updated/upgraded grip
system itself.
I keep getting:
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...
I: Unpacking the base system...
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted
up to five times.
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted
up to five times.
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted
up to five times.
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted
up to five times.
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted
up to five times.
(and than debootstrap stops).
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debootstrap.log says:
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...
Setting up initscripts (2.86.ds1-61em1) ...
Setting up sysvinit (2.86.ds1-61em1) ...
sysvinit: creating /dev/initctl
init: timeout opening/writing control channel /dev/initctl
dpkg: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
dpkg: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
dpkg: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
dpkg: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
dpkg: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
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Leaving out --variant=minbase works, but the result is larger than needed...
Any ideas ?
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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / kind regards / med venlig hilsen
Ingo
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