Bug#172164: /var/lib/dpkg/info/ethdetect.postinst: error while loading shared libraries: libdebconf.so.0.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[Noel Koethe <noel@debian.org>]

Package: installation-reports
Version: N/A; reported 2002-12-08
Severity: normal

Hello,

as already reported at
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2002/debian-boot-200212/msg00062.html

I tried out the net image from the announce at
http://people.debian.org/~tfheen/d-i/images/2002-12-07/cvs/
 net-1440.img            01-Dec-2002 15:16   1.4M

INSTALL REPORT

Debian-installer-version:
 net-1440.img            01-Dec-2002 15:16   1.4M

uname -a: Linux (none) 2.4.19-386 #1 Mon Nov 18 21:50:02 EST 2002 i586 unknown
Date: 2002-12-08 00:22:00 +0100
Method: How did you install?  What did you boot off?  If network
      install, from where?  Proxied?

Machine: Desktop PC
Processor: AMD k6-500
Memory: 128MB
Root Device: IDE /dev/hda1
Root Size/partition table: 

mainboard: tekram p5m4-m+
see http://www.tekram.com/Hot_Products.asp?Product=P5M4-Mplus
nic: 3com 905 network card
	
Base System Installation Checklist:

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [E]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [E]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Create file systems:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Comments/Problems:

1.
...
Cannot open templatefile /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat
Debian Installer Main Menu

Choose the next step:
Here ....
  1. ...
  2. ...
  3. ...
  4. ...
  5. ...
Prompt: 1 - 5> 4
/var/lib/dpkg/info/ethdetect.postinst: error while loading shared
libraries: libdebconf.so.0.3: cannot open shared object file: No such
file or directory
postinst exited with status 32512
Debian Installer Main Menu

Choose the next step:
....

I just used "modprobe 3c59x" and installation could continue.

2.
I cannot use the floppy to access the IDE Controller.:(
The machine hangs when I choose the harddisk detection but this might be
a kernel problem.
the woody disks don't work, too.
I just could get Redhat 8.0 :( installed on this test machine.

-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux neo 2.4.19-k7 #1 Sun Oct 6 20:29:56 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=de_DE.ISO-8859-1, LC_CTYPE=en_US