On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:09:02 +0100 Jelle de Jong <jelledejong@powercraft.nl> wrote: > >> 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. > > > >> init: timeout opening/writing control channel /dev/initctl Jelle - just checking, you're describing a system that, to me, is quite unusual for debootstrap. Can I just check, does a completely normal Debian debootstrap work under the same circumstances? If it does, can you send me / attach details of: $ sudo chroot /$path/ # dpkg --get-selections # hostname -f Thanks. > I don't know what to do next... Any ideas how to proceed? > > Neil tolled me the issue does not come up on his system, so some info > about my test system: > > I am using an debian sid updated installation on a usb stick with grub. > I use an eeepc 701 that boots completely from the usb sticks and I try > to debootstrap the installation on the ssd of the eeepc for testing. Do you have a normal Debian desktop that you can test with? > btw why is submit@bugs.debian.org in the cc field? Simply because someone didn't remove it from the CC: when using Reply-all. ;-) -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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