Running the postinst with set -x on the *initial* installation (note that it seems that every second attemt of the postinst succeeds):
---snipp--- [...] Setting up em8300 (0.16.3-1) ... + case "$1" in + . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ++ '[' '!' '' ']' ++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 ++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY ++ '[' '' ']' ++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/em8300.postinst configure '' dpkg: error processing em8300 (--install): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 30 Errors were encountered while processing: em8300 debian:/home/user# ---snapp--- -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]