On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 05:30:49PM +0100, Digby Tarvin wrote: > I hope there are some experts out there that can offer some suggestions > regarding a problem I am having installing Debian Etch (40r1-386-netinst > downloaded on 23/10/07) on a Dell Precision 410 MT... > > Everything goes fine through the initial install, up to the point > where I have to reboot using the freshly installed kernel on the > hard drive. > > I can log in after the reboot, and everything looks ok, but when I > then proceed to try and complete the install by adding other packages > like 'xorg', things start going wrong... > > Either the package transfer fails after a few minutes with messages like > E: Method http has died unexpectedly! > segmentation fault > or dpkg falls over during the installation of the package, eg > /bin/sh: line 1: 2284 Segmentation fault /usr/bin/dpkg_preconfigure... > > I tried doing an 'apt-get update; apt-get upgrade' but the system did > not survive long enough to get the updated kernel installed. > > It seems that the kernel used during the initial install was stable, > but the kernel it installed on the hard disk is not. > > I tried adding 'nosmp' to the command line in case there were problems > with that, but it made no difference. > > For anyone who has read this far - here are some more details about > the target hardware: > Model: Dell Precision Workstation 410 MT > BIOS revision A08 > CPU: 2xPIII 450MHz > Video card: 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 > Ram: 1024MB > Adaptec AIC-7890 BIOS DELL-V2.01.05 > SCSI ID 0 COMPAQ DDRS-34560W ULTRA2-SE > SCSI ID 1 SEAGATE ST173404LW ULTRA2-SE > Adaptec AIC-7880 BIOS DELL-V2.01.05 > SCSI ID 1 MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-200 > Primary IDE1 ZIP drive
What kernel was installed? As soon as you login, type $ uname -a If the system is still up, send us: cat /etc/apt/sources.list You could use the install CD as a rescue system, choose "run a command on the rootfs" (or whatever it says); it runs your command chrooted to the system. Try aptitude there (thus with the installer's kernel). If that works, do a uname -a there and notice any difference. Needless to say, what you're experiencing shouldn't happen under any circumstances with Etch (stable). Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
