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Re: Installation from USB flash drive failing - libc/relocation error



On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 12:03:41AM +1000, Nigel O'Brian wrote:
> 
> I am trying to install from Debian Testing netinst iso on an old
> Powerbook G4 using the 'hd-media' kernel, initrd and yaboot.conf from
> 
> http://people.debian.org/~wouter/d-i/powerpc/daily/powerpc/hd-media/
> 
> I have tried several recent daily builds, all with the same result.
> Latest is 2007-07-29. Boot is successful and I choose the language OK,
> but then get the following when choosing the keyboard:
> 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: INFO: Menu item 'kbd-chooser' selected 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-usb 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-at 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-usb 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-at 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: (process:1308): kbd-chooser: relocation error: kbd-chooser: symbol sprintf, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: WARNING **: Configuring 'kbd-chooser'failed with error code 127 
> Jan  1 00:02:44 main-menu[1016]: WARNING **: Menu item 'kbd-chooser' failed. 
> Jan  1 00:02:45 main-menu[1016]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored) 
> Jan  1 00:02:45 main-menu[1016]: DEBUG: resolver (dhcp3-client-udeb):
> package doesn't exist (ignored) 
> 
> The installer successfully finds and mounts the netinst iso but
> fails again at the next stage with similar errors to the above:
> 
> Jan  1 00:03:57 main-menu[1016]: (process:6951): anna: relocation error: anna: symbol asprintf, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file
> libc.so.6 with link time reference 
> Jan  1 00:03:57 main-menu[1016]: WARNING **: Configuring 'load-iso' failed with error code 127 
> Jan  1 00:03:57 main-menu[1016]: WARNING **: Menu item 'load-iso'
> failed.
> 
> The Powerbook is old and clunky (in fact the CD drive does not work,
> which is why I am trying to install from USB) so I am reluctant to
> claim a bug. But I do see some earlier reports of installation
> problems with libc and wonder if this is related.

I am seeing the same problem with todays netboot image, so i suggest you
file a bug report against d-i or something. I suppose that the current
d-i are built with an incompatible libc or an mklibs problem.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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