Hi Frans Thanks very much for your speedy response!
I would like to add a correction which I have since discovered which I'm sure will make a difference to the manner in which we proceed. I earlier suggested that this was an issue present in all systems. Since, then I have found some servers which do proceed as they should and install after tasksel downloads the packages. However, there are still a number of systems which still hang following the tasksel download of packages. One such server is: Boot method: Network netboot image Image version: Standard etch netboot image from http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/i mages/netboot/netboot.tar.gz Date: 21/05/07 1500hrs Machine: IBM x3550 Processor: Intel Xeon 5160 3Ghz DC Memory: 2Gb Disks: 2 x 73Gb If it helps, I could probably get this system accessible for you for testing purposes. Answers to your questions in relation to the tasksel issue as seen on the above machine: 1. Full commands for the last 6 running processes: /proc/<PID>/cmdline what the full command line is for the last 4 or 5 running processes? 24543 - udpkg --configure --force-configure pkgsel~ 24544 - /bin/sh /var/lig/dpkg/info/pkgsel.postinstconfigure~ 24735 - /bin/sh /bin/in-target sh -c DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE="$DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE"; DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE="$DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"; export DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE; DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE=configdb; DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='Pipe{infd:none outfd:none}'; export DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE; tasksel --new-install -debconf-apt-progress=' --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr'~ 24781 - log-output-tin-target chroot /target sh -c DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE="$DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE"; DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE="$DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"; export DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE; DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE=configdb; DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='Pipe{infd:none outfd:none}'; export DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE; tasksel --new-install -debconf-apt-progress=' --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr'~ 24782 - sh -c DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE="$DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE"; DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE="$DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE"; export DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_APT_PROGRESS_DB_OVERRIDE; DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE=configdb; DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='Pipe{infd:none outfd:none}'; export DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE; tasksel --new-install -debconf-apt-progress=' --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr'~ 24783 - /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/tasksel --new-install --debconf-apt-progress= --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr~ 25322 - /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /usr/bin/debconf-apt-progress --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr --aptitude -q --without-recommends -y install ~t^british$~pstandard~prequired~pimportant~t^web-server$~ 25324 - /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/bin/debconf-apt-progress --from 5 --to 90 --logstderr --aptitude -q --without-recommends -y install ~t^british$~pstandard~prequired~pimportant~t^web-server$~ 25325 - aptitude -o APT::Status-Fd=4 -o APT::Keep-Fds::=5 -o APT::Keep-Fds::=6 -q --without-recommends -y install ~t^british$~pstandard~prequired~pimportant~t^web-server$~ 25330 - /bin/sh -c /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true~ 25331 - /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt~ 2. Occurrence with official mirrors Yes this issue does occur with the official mirror. We tested this with ftp.uk.debian.org as the install mirror, providing both debian-installer and base/tasksel packages. 3. Additional PKGSEL Packages Yes this issue does occur without the addition of the pkgsel/include package list. 4. Syslog messages What does the syslog show is being done at the point of the hang? May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:105 http://x.x.x.x etch/main php4-common 6:4.4.4-8+etch1 [206kB] May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:106 http://x.x.x.x etch/main libapache2-mod-php4 6:4.4.4-8+etch1 [159kB] May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:107 http://x.x.x.x etch/main libapache2-mod-python 3.2.10-4 [98.5kB] May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:108 http://x.x.x.x etch/main myspell-en-gb 1:2.0.4~rc1-3 [254kB] May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:109 http://x.x.x.x etch/main util-linux-locales 2.12r-19 [1086kB] May 21 16:21:27 in-target: Get:110 http://x.x.x.x etch/main wbritish 6-2 [267kB] May 21 16:24:36 init: Starting pid 1266, console /dev/vc/2: '/bin/sh' May 21 16:47:48 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to x.x.x.x port 67 May 21 16:47:48 dhclient: DHCPACK from x.x.x.x May 21 16:47:48 dhclient: bound to x.x.x.x -- renewal in 1800 seconds. regards -- William Oakley Hosting Systems Engineer NTT Europe Online Direct:+44 207 767 3765 Mobile:+44 779 661 0334 Fax: +44 207 767 3701 E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ Proprietary, privileged and/or confidential information may be contained within this communication. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please destroy it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents and please promptly advise the sender at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of NTT Europe Online or of NTT Communications. Thank you. > -----Original Message----- > From: Frans Pop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 May 2007 15:00 > To: Oakley, Will ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot > install to hang indefinitely > > On Monday 21 May 2007 15:25, Oakley, Will wrote: > > terminates the process "/usr/bin/perl -w /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure > > --apt": > > That is not the full command and does not show us which > package is being installed at the point of the hang. Can you > check in /proc/<PID>/cmdline what the full command line is > for the last 4 or 5 running processes? > > > d-i mirror/country string enter information manually d-i > > mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.10.1 d-i mirror/http/directory > > string /etch_debian > > Does the hang also occur if you use an official mirror? > > > d-i pkgsel/include string afio build-essential byacc bzip2 > chkrootkit > > dmalloc dosfstools dump eject ethtool expat fileutils flip > ftp hdparm > [long list of packages] > > Does the hang also occur without these additional packages? > > What does the syslog show is being done at the point of the hang? > > I suspect that some package that has had a security update is > now prompting on stdout/stdin, which is not allowed in the > installer. The package should be using debconf. > > Cheers, > FJP >
