[Forward to bug] Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:37:55 -0500 From: Aaron Paden <aaronbpa...@gmail.com> To: Holger Wansing <li...@wansing-online.de> Subject: Re: Bug#672219: OS install fails at package config
I did try with mirrors.kernel.org, and this time it worked. :) My USB was still in, but not my MP3 player. This is a slower DSL connection, but doesn't the installer do a checksum against the packages it downloads? On 5/10/12, Holger Wansing <li...@wansing-online.de> wrote: > Hi, > > Aaron Paden <aaronbpa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Only the default desktop environment and core utils. I'm going to try >> again tonight if you want me to keep an eye open for something >> specific. >> >> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Holger Wansing <li...@wansing-online.de> >> wrote: > [...] >> >> The install fails when it tries to set up the additional software. >> >> Grub and lilo both give errors, as well. I've tared the logs for later >> >> review. >> > >> > To reproduce this, it might be helpful, if you could give information, >> > what tasks you have selected for installation. > > I did a test installation (on VirtualBox) with exactly the same settings as > you did, and everything went fine! > > The first of your problems (openoffice.org packages) was caused through a > "data error" while unpacking the *.deb file: > > May 9 06:48:36 in-target: Unpacking openoffice.org-writer (from > .../openoffice.org-writer_1%3a3.2.1-11+squeeze4_i386.deb) ... > May 9 06:48:42 in-target: dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal bzip2 read > error: 'DATA_ERROR' > May 9 06:48:42 in-target: dpkg-deb: subprocess <decompress> returned error > exit status 2 > May 9 06:48:42 in-target: dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-writer_1%3a3.2.1-11+squeeze4_i386.deb > (--unpack): > > Since this files were downloaded from the mirror, this is probably > some kind of network/downloading/mirror issue. > Try the same again, probably use another mirror (although the > ftp.us.debian.org is not an unreliable one). > > > grub/lilo errors: I have not exactly an idea what's causing this. > Maybe you could try another installation, but don't plug in your > USB stick / SD card and your MP3 player into the computer while > installing, as you did the last time! > I can't see anything in the logs regarding this, but we had reports > in the past, that grub had problems when removable discs were > connected (grub tried to install the MBR on the stick instead of > the built-in hard disc for example). > > Please tell us, how it goes. > > > So long > Holger > > -- > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Powered by Sylpheed 3.0.2 under > Debian GNU / / _ _ _ _ _ __ __ > / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / > /____/ /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ 6.0 / Squeeze. > Registered LinuxUser #311290 - http://counter.li.org/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > -- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Powered by Sylpheed 3.0.2 under Debian GNU / / _ _ _ _ _ __ __ / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / /____/ /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ 6.0 / Squeeze. Registered LinuxUser #311290 - http://counter.li.org/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120511112624.b0cd8d6e.li...@wansing-online.de
