Re: Woody install problem

[Matt Kraai]

On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 04:29:22AM -0700, Peter Kozar wrote:
> Is it a problem simply with the apt config in the
> install package, or just the link has been changed on
> the servers too early before woody actually would hit
> the stable state ? 

The problem[1] lies in the base-config package.  It will work
once woody is released, but will be broken until then.

Matt

1. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=148606



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Re: Woody install problem

[Chris Tillman]

On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 04:29:22AM -0700, Peter Kozar wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>  after couple of recent linux installs i had to face a
> minor problem with the installation procedure.
> Using the woody disks to install a system, I used ftp
> download for base packages.
> When it is done it provides the choice of using
> tasksel, dselect or neither of them.
> Unfortunately with tasksel and dselect it is
> impossible to finish the installation properly in the
> default case because apt is configured to use the
> "stable" link on the servers which points to the
> potato distribution.
> Of course it results problems unsolvable dependencies
> since installing the selected packages in some cases
> would require to remove the installed base system.
> 
> I would not consider it as a big problem since the
> manual workaround is quite easy, but it could be quite
> annoying for newbies.
> 
> Is it a problem simply with the apt config in the
> install package, or just the link has been changed on
> the servers too early before woody actually would hit
> the stable state ? 

This is a known problem, about 6 bugs have been filed already.

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Woody install problem

[Peter Kozar]

Hello,

 after couple of recent linux installs i had to face a
minor problem with the installation procedure.
Using the woody disks to install a system, I used ftp
download for base packages.
When it is done it provides the choice of using
tasksel, dselect or neither of them.
Unfortunately with tasksel and dselect it is
impossible to finish the installation properly in the
default case because apt is configured to use the
"stable" link on the servers which points to the
potato distribution.
Of course it results problems unsolvable dependencies
since installing the selected packages in some cases
would require to remove the installed base system.

I would not consider it as a big problem since the
manual workaround is quite easy, but it could be quite
annoying for newbies.

Is it a problem simply with the apt config in the
install package, or just the link has been changed on
the servers too early before woody actually would hit
the stable state ? 

Yours sincerely,

 Peter Kozar




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Re: woody install problem

[Dermot Bradley]

>  Base installation Error
>  debootstrap exited with an error (return value 2)
>
> In the alt-F4 screen the last two messages are:
>   kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>   /usr/sbin/debootstrap: arithmetic expression: syntax error: " 0 + "

I'm seeing the same thing using a CD with boot-floppies 3.0.18.

I also downloaded and made floppies of 3.0.19 and used the existing CD for
the rest and I'm still seeing the same issue..

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Re: woody install problem

[Chris Tillman]

Your Mail-Followup-To address is incomplete. Please correct that. 

On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 06:42:29PM +0100, Egbert Bouwman wrote:
> Dear woody install debugger,
> I am a naive end-user, but have installed slink and potato
> several times already.
> 
> Now I try to install woody (kernel 2.2.19) from a cd-set into the 2nd hdisk:
> / into  /dev/hdb2
> /usr  into  /dev/hdb5   in secondary partition /dev/hdb4
> /var  into  /dev/hdb6   idem
> 
> I haven't filled or used any floppies yet; that comes later, I suppose.
> 
> Then I try to Install the base system. I choose successively:
>Installation medium: previous (ie cdrom)
>important note: boot-floppy testers ...: continue
>Select a distribution: 'woody'
> and that gives:
>Base installation Error
>debootstrap exited with an error (return value 2)

What does the intro screen say your version of boot-floppies is? I'm
guessing maybe 3.0.16 or 17, there was a bug that caused dbootstrap to
segfault when choosing a medium. (You realize of course that woody is
not yet stable or released).

>
> In the alt-F4 screen the last two messages are:
>kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
>/usr/sbin/debootstrap: arithmetic expression: syntax error: " 0 + "
> 
> In the console screen (alt-F2) I see:
> /etc/fstab only contains a line for /dev/fd0
> /etc/mtab does not contain a floppy line, but has:
> 
> /dev/root /ext2rw 0 0
> /proc /procprocrw 0 0
> /dev/hdb2 /target  ext2rw 0 0
> /dev/hdb5 /target/usr  ext2rw 0 0
> /dev/hdb6 /target/var  ext2rw 0 0
> /dev/cdrom/instmnt iso9660 ro 0 0
> 
> Something that disturbs me is that several times i come across 
> remarks about diskettes, boot-floppies, but I try to install from
> a CD-set. For instance, i see in /etc/inittab as the third line:
> # init(8) configuration for debian boot-floppies Root Disk.
> 
> I may copy ... cuent/images-1.44/rescue.bin and root.bin
> to diskettes. Do I need them ?

The excuse for this is that boot-floppies really were initially
developed for boot 'floppies' and some of the terminology has hung
on. But no, if you had an official CD you would be set. You don't have
an official woody CD, because it hasn't been released. But anyway your
CD should be fine as a medium. It's just premature as a functioning
installer.

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woody install problem

[Egbert Bouwman]

Dear woody install debugger,
I am a naive end-user, but have installed slink and potato
several times already.

Now I try to install woody (kernel 2.2.19) from a cd-set into the 2nd hdisk:
/ into  /dev/hdb2
/usr  into  /dev/hdb5   in secondary partition /dev/hdb4
/var  into  /dev/hdb6   idem

I haven't filled or used any floppies yet; that comes later, I suppose.

Then I try to Install the base system. I choose successively:
   Installation medium: previous (ie cdrom)
   important note: boot-floppy testers ...: continue
   Select a distribution: 'woody'
and that gives:
   Base installation Error
   debootstrap exited with an error (return value 2)
   
In the alt-F4 screen the last two messages are:
   kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped
   /usr/sbin/debootstrap: arithmetic expression: syntax error: " 0 + "

In the console screen (alt-F2) I see:
/etc/fstab only contains a line for /dev/fd0
/etc/mtab does not contain a floppy line, but has:

/dev/root /ext2rw 0 0
/proc /procprocrw 0 0
/dev/hdb2 /target  ext2rw 0 0
/dev/hdb5 /target/usr  ext2rw 0 0
/dev/hdb6 /target/var  ext2rw 0 0
/dev/cdrom/instmnt iso9660 ro 0 0

Something that disturbs me is that several times i come across 
remarks about diskettes, boot-floppies, but I try to install from
a CD-set. For instance, i see in /etc/inittab as the third line:
# init(8) configuration for debian boot-floppies Root Disk.

I may copy ... cuent/images-1.44/rescue.bin and root.bin
to diskettes. Do I need them ?

I know that this all doesn't sound very clear-minded,
but it illustrates that it is very difficult for me to 
come to grips with the intricacies of the debian system.
Hope you can help me.
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Re: can't get passed the install (was woody install problem)

[Ethan Benson]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 05:35:26AM -0400, Robert Schweikert wrote:
> 
> So I though I'd try to install the woody packages using apt-get, but no
> luck there. Here I get the message 'Can't stat file
> ..binary-i386/Packages'.
> 
> The 'stat' utility is missing from the install, is this a separate
> package or where can I find it?

apt is using stat() not /usr/bin/stat.  what apt means to say i think
its ..binary-i386/Packages: No such file or directory.

> If apt-get needs stat shouldn't it be installed when apt-get is
> installed?

no

> As far as the woody boot floppies are concerned, I looked through the
> sources from cvs for the boot floppies but failed to find the place
> where 'Malformed' message is coming from.

debootstrap

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can't get passed the install (was woody install problem)

[Robert Schweikert]

OK,

After continued trouble with the woody boot floppies, I am still getting
the message 'Malformed file: /woody/Release', I fabricated CDs
and tried to install potato. Well I am not having much more luck there.

1.) X doesn't come up, something about not being able to connect??? I
know this is too sketchy, and it's not really my main point.

So I though I'd try to install the woody packages using apt-get, but no
luck there. Here I get the message 'Can't stat file
..binary-i386/Packages'.

The 'stat' utility is missing from the install, is this a separate
package or where can I find it?

If apt-get needs stat shouldn't it be installed when apt-get is
installed?

As far as the woody boot floppies are concerned, I looked through the
sources from cvs for the boot floppies but failed to find the place
where 'Malformed' message is coming from.

Help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Robert

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