Package: quik-installer Version: 0.0.30 Severity: normal Tags: d-i I'm installing wheezy on an emulated PowerPC machine (qemu-system-ppc 1.2.1, g3beige hardware) from debian-wheezy-DI-b4-powerpc-netinst.iso. Everything in d-i goes fine until the "Install quik on a hard disk" step, which fails with an error. But if I choose "Continue without a bootloader" and bypass the scary warning about an unbootable system, the machine boots just fine. So apparently the error is spurious.
Possibly relevant excerpt from /var/log/installer/syslog: Dec 14 02:16:27 main-menu[190]: INFO: Menu item 'quik-installer' selected Dec 14 02:16:35 in-target: Reading package lists... Dec 14 02:16:35 in-target: Dec 14 02:16:35 in-target: Building dependency tree... Dec 14 02:16:38 in-target: Dec 14 02:16:38 in-target: Reading state information... Dec 14 02:16:38 in-target: Dec 14 02:16:39 in-target: powerpc-utils is already the newest version. Dec 14 02:16:39 in-target: yaboot is already the newest version. Dec 14 02:16:39 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed: Dec 14 02:16:39 in-target: quik Dec 14 02:16:41 kernel: [ 3250.076211] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 Dec 14 02:16:41 kernel: [ 3250.078788] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A Dec 14 02:16:46 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Dec 14 02:16:46 in-target: Need to get 0 B/68.8 kB of archives. Dec 14 02:16:46 in-target: After this operation, 225 kB of additional disk space will be used. Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: Selecting previously unselected package quik. Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: (Reading database ... Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: 14525 files and directories currently installed.) Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: Unpacking quik (from .../quik/quik_2.1-9.1_powerpc.deb) ... Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: Since your boot sector or MBR might still need some files from /boot Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: this script will preserve them as /boot/filename.preserved Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: IMPORTANT: In the dpkg prompt answer 'N' to overwriting quik.conf Dec 14 02:16:47 in-target: Processing triggers for man-db ... Dec 14 02:16:56 in-target: Setting up quik (2.1-9.1) ... Dec 14 02:17:01 kernel: [ 3270.083883] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 Dec 14 02:17:01 kernel: [ 3270.086282] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A Dec 14 02:17:01 kernel: [ 3270.562094] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 Dec 14 02:17:01 kernel: [ 3270.563316] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A Dec 14 02:17:02 quik-installer: info: root partition: /dev/sda3 Dec 14 02:17:02 quik-installer: info: boot partition: /dev/sda2 Dec 14 02:17:02 quik-installer: info: architecture: powerpc/powermac_oldworld Dec 14 02:17:14 quik-installer: Second-stage loader is on /dev/sda2 Dec 14 02:17:14 quik-installer: Conffile is /boot/etc/quik.conf Dec 14 02:17:14 quik-installer: Config file is on partition 2 Dec 14 02:17:14 quik-installer: Writing first-stage QUIK boot block to /dev/sda2 Dec 14 02:17:14 quik-installer: Making /dev/sda2 bootable (map entry 2) Dec 14 02:17:14 quik-installer: Writing block table to boot block on /dev/sda2 Dec 14 02:17:16 main-menu[190]: (process:1505): ofpath: Driver pata_macio is not supported Dec 14 02:17:16 main-menu[190]: WARNING **: Configuring 'quik-installer' failed with error code 1 Dec 14 02:17:16 main-menu[190]: WARNING **: Menu item 'quik-installer' failed. Dec 14 02:17:44 main-menu[190]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium' Dec 14 02:17:44 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium Dec 14 02:17:50 grub-installer: GRUB requires OF bootable partition mounted at /boot/grub on PowerPC systems Dec 14 02:17:52 main-menu[190]: INFO: Menu item 'nobootloader' selected Dec 14 02:17:57 main-menu[190]: INFO: Restoring default debconf priority 'high' Dec 14 02:17:57 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to high Dec 14 02:18:04 grub-installer: GRUB requires OF bootable partition mounted at /boot/grub on PowerPC systems Dec 14 02:18:04 grub-installer: GRUB requires OF bootable partition mounted at /boot/grub on PowerPC systems Dec 14 02:18:04 main-menu[190]: INFO: Menu item 'finish-install' selected -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-powerpc Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- 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/20121214162616.2869.14094.reportbug@wheezyppc