On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 03:11:58PM -0400, Jack Carroll wrote: > > That revealed the place where the files get deleted. I'll see if I > can move the log to disk and attach it to this message. Just copying a few > key items from the screen on the test machine: > It happens at the 93% point in the log file. apt-install generates > a large number of lines... > > Setting up discover1-data > Setting up libdiscover1 > Setting up discover1 > base-installer: info: Installed discover1 successfully onto /target/ > Reading package lists > Building dependency tree > Suggested packages: > ifrename > Recommended packages: > usbutils pciutils > The following packages will be REMOVED: > initramfs-tools linux-image-2.6-686 linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 udev > The following NEW packages will be installed: > hotplug
GGeee!!! > > And then it goes on to remove those packages and their symbolic > links. > This sounds like an incorrect dependency. Yep ... > > > All this was done with beta 2 floppies from the site you > recommended, using the net-drivers floppy, and downloading installer > components and packages from ftp.us.debian.org. > > I downloaded a current netinst CD image from the devel site last > night, burned it to a CD-RW, and did a network install on a different set of > partitions (dev/hda3 and /dev/hda7). That worked, and didn't delete the > kernel. So this problem happens only when booting the installer from > floppies. I'm glad^Whappy that you took time to reproduce the error you encountered. > Apr 10 17:26:55 syslogd started: BusyBox v1.01 (Debian 1:1.01-4) <bigsnip/> > Apr 10 18:01:08 main-menu[345]: (process:25127): + db_progress SET 137 > Apr 10 18:01:08 main-menu[345]: (process:25127): + _db_cmd PROGRESS SET 137 > Apr 10 18:01:08 main-menu[345]: (proce > Apr 10 18:01:08 apt-install: Reading package lists... > Apr 10 18:01:08 apt-install: Building dependency tree... > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: The following extra packages will be installed: > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: discover1-data libdiscover1 > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: The following NEW packages will be installed: > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: discover1 discover1-data libdiscover1 > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 > not upgraded. > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: Need to get 275kB of archives. > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: After unpacking 995kB of additional disk space > will be used. > Apr 10 18:01:09 apt-install: Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main > discover1-data 1.2006.01.14 [107kB] > Apr 10 18:01:10 apt-install: Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main > libdiscover1 1.7.17 [99.0kB] > Apr 10 18:01:10 apt-install: Get:3 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main > discover1 1.7.17 [68.2kB] > Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Fetched 275kB in 0s (338kB/s) > Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package > discover1-data. > Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: (Reading database ... 10376 files and > directories currently installed.) > Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Unpacking discover1-data (from > .../discover1-data_1.2006.01.14_all.deb) ... > Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package > libdiscover1. > Apr 10 18:01:11 apt-install: Unpacking libdiscover1 (from > .../libdiscover1_1.7.17_i386.deb) ... > Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package > discover1. > Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Unpacking discover1 (from > .../discover1_1.7.17_i386.deb) ... > Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Setting up discover1-data (1.2006.01.14) ... > Apr 10 18:01:12 apt-install: Setting up libdiscover1 (1.7.17) ... > Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: Setting up discover1 (1.7.17) ... > Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:13 base-installer: info: Installed discover1 successfully into > /target/ > Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: Reading package lists... > Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:13 apt-install: Building dependency tree... > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Suggested packages: > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: ifrename > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Recommended packages: > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: usbutils pciutils > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: The following packages will be REMOVED: > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: initramfs-tools linux-image-2.6-686 > linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 udev > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: The following NEW packages will be installed: > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: hotplug > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 > not upgraded. > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Need to get 66.7kB of archives. > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: After unpacking 46.1MB disk space will be freed. > Apr 10 18:01:14 apt-install: Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main hotplug > 0.0.20040329-25 [66.7kB] > Apr 10 18:01:16 apt-install: Preconfiguring packages ... > Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: Fetched 66.7kB in 0s (164kB/s) > Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: (Reading database ... > Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: 10468 files and directories currently installed.) > Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: Removing linux-image-2.6-686 ... > Apr 10 18:01:17 apt-install: Removing linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 ... > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing symbolic link vmlinuz > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Unless you used the optional flag in lilo, > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: you may need to re-run lilo > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: The link /initrd.img is a damaged link > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing symbolic link initrd.img > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Unless you used the optional flag in lilo, > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: you may need to re-run lilo > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing initramfs-tools ... > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Removing udev ... > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing > nothing. > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: > ************************************************************** > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: * Please reboot your system as soon as possible! > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: * After removing udev the system may not be > fully functional. > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: > ************************************************************** > Apr 10 18:01:20 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: Selecting previously deselected package hotplug. > Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: (Reading database ... 8315 files and directories > currently installed.) > Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: Unpacking hotplug (from > .../hotplug_0.0.20040329-25_all.deb) ... > Apr 10 18:01:21 apt-install: Setting up hotplug (0.0.20040329-25) ... > Apr 10 18:01:23 apt-install: > Apr 10 18:01:23 base-installer: info: Installed hotplug successfully into > /target/ > Apr 10 18:01:23 main-menu[345]: ss:25127): + echo PROGRESS SET 137 <bigsnip/> Cool! 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