Debian-installer-version: March 03, 2004 - http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/powerpc/current/sarge- powerpc-businesscard.iso
uname -a: N/A, install could not complete
Date: 03/03/2004, 17:0 EST
Method: Boot from CD holding down C key after chime, business card install of unstable using debian.mirrors.pair.com
Machine: Apple Titanium PowerBook G4 500MHz
Processor: G4 500 MHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: N/A, install could not complete; could not reach the Detect Hardware menu option
Output of lspci: N/A, install could not complete
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Upon choosing the keyboard layout menu option, the installer responds by looping back to the same screen. The keyboard type and layout cannot be chosen, and installation cannot progress beyond loading the installer modules.
On console 3 (fn + alt + 3), there is no error message
On console 4 (fn + alt + 4), many lines of messages exist, transcribed manually here:
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: configure libdebian-installer4, status: 0
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: virtual package libdebian-installer4
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for libdebian-installer4-udeb
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for libdebian-installer4-udeb
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Unable to set title for libdebian-installer4-udeb.
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: configure console-keymaps, status: 0
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: virtual package console-keymaps
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-usb
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-amiga
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-at
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-usb
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: configure console-keymaps-usb, status: 2
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Unable to set title for console-keymaps-usb.
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-amiga
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: configure console-keymaps-amiga, status: 2
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Unable to set title for console-keymaps-amiga.
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-keymaps-at
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: configure console-keymaps-at, status: 2
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Unable to set title for console-keymaps-at.
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: configure archdetect, status: 2
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Unable to set title for archdetect.
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info kbd-chooser[332]: INFO: Setting debian-installer/serial-console to false
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info kbd-chooser[332]: INFO: Setting debian-installer/serial-console to false
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.info main-menu[206]: (process:330): Segmentation fault
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Configuring 'kdb-chooser' failed with error code 139
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: Menu item 'kdb-chooser' failed.
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install cdebconf-udeb, dependency from languagechooser
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install iso-3166-udeb, dependency from countrychooser
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: package libc6 doesn't exist
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install libdebconfclient0-udeb, dependency from libdebconfclient0
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: search for package resolving libdebconfclient0, dependency from kbd-chooser
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install libdebian-installer4-udeb, dependency from libdebian-installer4
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: search for package resolving libdebian-installer4, dependency from kbd-chooser
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install console-keymaps-at, dependency from console-keymaps
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: search for package resolving console-keymaps-at, dependency from kbd-chooser
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install archdetect, dependency from kbd-chooser
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install discover-data-udeb, dependency from discover-udeb
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install discover-udeb, dependency from hw-detect
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install rootskel, dependency from hw-detect
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install hw-detect, dependency from cdrom-detect
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install cdrom-retriever, dependency from load-cdrom
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.warn main-menu[206]: WARNING: **: package libc-udeb doesn't exist
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: search for package resolving retriever, dependency from anna
Mar 3 22:38:11 (none) user.debug main-menu[206]: DEBUG: install anna, dependency from load-cdrom
Mar 3 22:52:31 (none) daemon.info init: Starting pid 66, console /dev/vc/2: '/bin/sh'
On console 2, the following commands were run:
~ # archdetect powerpc/powermac_newworld
~ # nano /var/log/syslog
The following lines in syslog related to ADB HID:
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.debug klogd: adb devices: [2]: 2 c3 [3]: 3 1 [7]: 7 1f
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.warn klogd: ADB keyboard at 2, handler 1
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.info klogd: Detected ADB keyboard, type ANSI.
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.info klogd: input1: ADB HID on ID 2:2.c3
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.info klogd: input2: ADB HID on ID 7:7.1f
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.warn klogd: ADB mouse at 3, handler set to 4 (trackpad)
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.info klogd: input3: ADB HID on ID 3:3.01
Mar 3 22:38:01 (none) syslog.info klogd: adb: finished probe task...
~ # nano /var/log/messages The messages file had no lines
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