Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-11-25 Thread Jeremy Guitton
This bug also affects i386, but only the package for amd64 was pushed to etch-proposed-updates. I think that you should also push a package for i386. Thanks Jérémy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-07-25 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 10:40:35AM +0100, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > I've hit this exact issue (nice workaround with the "echo" trick) and > been doing some more debug. With _loads_ of debug the bug > dissappeared :-( But I have now managed to see where the race is. > > When the hang occurs, the

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-07-05 Thread Adrian Bridgett
I've hit this exact issue (nice workaround with the "echo" trick) and been doing some more debug. With _loads_ of debug the bug dissappeared :-( But I have now managed to see where the race is. When the hang occurs, the last few things that debconf does (booted with "install DEBCONF_DEBUG=5" w

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-05-22 Thread Oakley, Will
There are two groups of servers: A) Those for which TASKSEL/PKGSEL do NOT hang at the dpkg-preconfigure process B) Those for which TASKSEL/PKGSEL does hang at the dpkg-preconfigure process The only hardware differences between these servers is that there are different processors: A) Intel Xeon 5

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-05-22 Thread Oakley, Will
Further information below: == I have noticed that when I kill the "dpkg-preconfigure --apt" process during the TASKSEL phase, the install proceeds but then stops at the configuration of 'Dictionaries-common: Wordlist dictionary': -| [!!] Dictionaries-common: Wordli

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-05-21 Thread Oakley, Will
rom: 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 th

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-05-21 Thread Frans Pop
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//cmdline what the full command lin

Bug#425397: tasksel/pkgsel causing Etch netboot install to hang indefinitely

2007-05-21 Thread Oakley, Will
Package: installation-reports 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: 17/05/07 10am Machine: IBM x3550 (and x3850, x336) Processor: Intel Xeon 3Gh