Stefan Pielmeier wrote: > Package: installation-reports < ... > > Mount partitions: [O] > Install base system: [E] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Reboot: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: > Install base system aborded with debootstrap errors: > - a long list of packets was not found like: apt-utils, base-config, etc. > (about 20), in the very beginning of the base-installation process. > - the logfile for debootstrap was said to be in /target/var/log but this > directory doesn't even exist at that state of the installation > (only /target/var/lib was found with some contents but not the logfile) > - I suspect a problem with the mirror or the connection to the mirror, but > couldn't find the URL definition files for it (thought I'd find and > change it in /etc/apt/ but that dir doesn't exist ...); anyhow, wget to > other URLs on console 2 work fine ... hm. > => I am not able to install Debian right now on my system :-( > > Note: I also tried to run debootstrap from the KNOPPIX CD Linux system: > debootstrap --arch i386 etch /mnt/sda10 > ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/debian/, > but it stops in the middle of the process with the error that it cannot > retrieve some libraries, report can be sent if requested. > > Best regards, > Stefan. < cut >
Hi Stefan While base-installation is running, apt config files are in /target/etc/apt. That's because the installer can't mount the root filesystem to install to over his own root filesystem (seems obvious, doesn't it ;-). So it runs a chroot on /target/. Do you see any error messages with dmesg, on VT3 (=ALT+F3) or VT4 (=ALT+F4)? Bye Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]