Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 09:36:39AM +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote: I'll try and reproduce on a local box to dig a bit deeper. Have you had the chance to do so? Otherwise, I would be inclined to close this bug report. Cheers, -- Jérémy Bobbio.''`. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: :Ⓐ : # apt-get install anarchism `. `'` `- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 16:47:45 +0200 (+0200), Jérémy Bobbio wrote: On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 09:36:39AM +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote: I'll try and reproduce on a local box to dig a bit deeper. Have you had the chance to do so? Otherwise, I would be inclined to close this bug report. I've not I'm afraid - I don't think I'm going to be able to find the time either :-( Adrian -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*- GPG key available on public key servers Debian GNU/Linux - the maintainable distribution -*- www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 00:16:49 +0200 (+0200), Jérémy Bobbio wrote: Could you check your dest/MANIFEST.udebs file to see which version of rootskel you have built in the initrd? I grabbed the netboot images from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ on Friday 15th August, I then unpacked the initrd, added the firmware images and repacked the initrd (find . | xargs cpio -o -H newc | gzip -c initrd). I can't see what I did wrong in the initrd repacking but I presume I must have broken it somehow (maybe I managed to repack an older initrd - perhaps I mistakenly repacked etch's initrd with lenny's kernel). I have noticed a similar issue with the currently UNRELEASED version, see: http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/08/msg00451.html I do use preseeding, but I haven't set that option. Thanks, Adrian -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*- GPG key available on public key servers Debian GNU/Linux - the maintainable distribution -*- www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 08:28:31AM +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote: On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 00:16:49 +0200 (+0200), Jérémy Bobbio wrote: Could you check your dest/MANIFEST.udebs file to see which version of rootskel you have built in the initrd? I grabbed the netboot images from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ on Friday 15th August, I then unpacked the initrd, added the firmware images and repacked the initrd (find . | xargs cpio -o -H newc | gzip -c initrd). I can't see what I did wrong in the initrd repacking but I presume I must have broken it somehow (maybe I managed to repack an older initrd - perhaps I mistakenly repacked etch's initrd with lenny's kernel). Ok, so with this procedure I was in the wrong track. You could you please look if you see anything wrong in the syslog. Eventually, you can add set -x to: * /var/lib/dpkg/info/di-utils-reboot.postinst * /lib/debian-installer/exit * /lib/debian-installer/exit-command Cheers, -- Jérémy Bobbio.''`. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: :Ⓐ : # apt-get install anarchism `. `'` `- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 10:04:57 +0200 (+0200), Jérémy Bobbio wrote: You could you please look if you see anything wrong in the syslog. Eventually, you can add set -x to: * /var/lib/dpkg/info/di-utils-reboot.postinst * /lib/debian-installer/exit * /lib/debian-installer/exit-command I can't do _anything_ from the menu I'm afraid and it's a remote box with only serial console access so I can't swap VT :( Any option I pick errors (which by itself is probably fine and completely my fault AFAIK). The problem is that if the menu system is broken (say part of the install process wiped / completely for example) then you get stuck and can't abort the installation since that has several dependencies. I'll try and reproduce on a local box to dig a bit deeper. Thanks, Adrian -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*- GPG key available on public key servers Debian GNU/Linux - the maintainable distribution -*- www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 08:57:30AM +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote: However now any menu item I pick - including Abort the installation says: Installation step failed An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Abort the installation It would be nice to have an emergency reboot option - this is a remote machine so I can't just hit the off switch (and the BMC isn't responding either :-(). Could you check your dest/MANIFEST.udebs file to see which version of rootskel you have built in the initrd? I have noticed a similar issue with the currently UNRELEASED version, see: http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/08/msg00451.html Cheers, -- Jérémy Bobbio.''`. [EMAIL PROTECTED]: :Ⓐ : # apt-get install anarchism `. `'` `- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#495279: debian-installer: unable to abort
Package: debian-installer Version: lenny-beta2 Severity: wishlist I repacked the initrd to add the broadcom firmware files (see #492878) but must have stuffed something up as when I netbooted it failed to load any modules. However now any menu item I pick - including Abort the installation says: Installation step failed An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Abort the installation It would be nice to have an emergency reboot option - this is a remote machine so I can't just hit the off switch (and the BMC isn't responding either :-(). Adrian -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*- GPG key available on public key servers Debian GNU/Linux - the maintainable distribution -*- www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
