Problem installing Debian Lenny "Failed to install base system"
Redefined Horizons
burned all 22 CDs, because I'm not hooked to the internet just yet.) I
was running Debian Etch on the computer before.
I get through the first portion of the installation, including the
partitioning of the hard drive, when the installation crashes.
The error message I get is:
Base System Installation Error
The debootstra program exited with an error (return value 1)
Failed to install the base system
The base system installatio into /target/ failed.
Is there a way for me to fix this problem? Do I need to download the
ISO for the first CD in the installation again? Should I file a bug
report?
Its odd that I can't install Debian on a computer that was just
running Debian. :]
Thanks so much for the help. I'd love to try out the updated Debian
this weekend.
Scott Huey
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Michael Pobega
> I'm trying to install Debian Lenny on my computer using the CD. (I
> burned all 22 CDs, because I'm not hooked to the internet just yet.) I
> was running Debian Etch on the computer before.
>
> I get through the first portion of the installation, including the
> partitioning of the hard drive, when the installation crashes.
>
> The error message I get is:
>
> Base System Installation Error
> The debootstra program exited with an error (return value 1)
>
> Failed to install the base system
> The base system installatio into /target/ failed.
>
> Is there a way for me to fix this problem? Do I need to download the
> ISO for the first CD in the installation again? Should I file a bug
> report?
>
> Its odd that I can't install Debian on a computer that was just
> running Debian. :]
>
> Thanks so much for the help. I'd love to try out the updated Debian
> this weekend.
>
> Scott Huey
>
>
Since Etch and Lenny are almost the same at this point in time, this
should work for you.
Jump to a virtual terminal, and:
cd /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts
cp etch lenny
And continue with the install. Note: This will install Etch by default,
with Lenny's sources.list, so when you boot into the newly installed
system you may be prompted with some upgrades, which is completely
normal.
It worked fine for me, but I did it the day after the Lenny installer
was released.
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Redefined Horizons
How do I restart the installation after I've made the changes you indicated?
Scott Huey
On 4/21/07, Redefined Horizons <redefined...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for that tip Michael.
>
> How do I jump to a virtual terminal?
> Should I file a bug report for the problem that I am having with the installer?
>
> Scott Huey
Redefined Horizons
How do I jump to a virtual terminal?
Should I file a bug report for the problem that I am having with the installer?
Scott Huey
On 4/21/07, Michael Pobega <pob...@gmail.com> wrote:
Michael Pobega
The same way you would in a normal Debian environment, Ctrl+Alt+F2.
Alt+=> (Right arrow) should work as well (Ctrl+Alt+=> bring you to your
current TTY+1, and Ctrl+Alt+<= bring you to TTY-1), and the installer logs
are located at TTY4 (Ctrl+Alt+F4 to view the logs).
Ctrl+Alt+F1 is to get back to TTY1 (The Debian installer screen).
Good luck.
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Michael Pobega
the rest of the topic from this message because it was becoming a
complicated mess, too much for me to fix).
> Scott Huey wrote:
> Michael,
>
> How do I restart the installation after I've made the changes you
> indicated?
>
> Scott Huey
The installer should continue once you do that, try doing it before you
actually install anything and then the installer should run normally,
without complaining about a debootstrap script missing.
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Redefined Horizons
Michael,
Sorry about the top posting. I at times forget which mailing lists
prefer it, and which discourage it.
Do you have any idea if this is a bug, or just a problem I encountered
on my particular installation? (I got it working with your help by the
way.) Should I file a bug report?
Scott Huey
Michael Pobega
Nope, the same thing happened to me. And as far as I know the developers
know about it, but hopefully they update the ISO images soon.
I'm not sure where you'd go to submit this bug, since the
Debian-Installer isn't a package (The package debian-installer is just
documentation, as far as I know).
If someone else would be kind enough to point us in the right direction
to submit a bug report Scott and I could work together on it.
Andrew Sackville-West
> On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 11:28:36AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> >
> > Do you have any idea if this is a bug, or just a problem I encountered
> > on my particular installation? (I got it working with your help by the
> > way.) Should I file a bug report?
> >
> > Scott Huey
> >
> >
>
> Nope, the same thing happened to me. And as far as I know the developers
> know about it, but hopefully they update the ISO images soon.
>
> I'm not sure where you'd go to submit this bug, since the
> Debian-Installer isn't a package (The package debian-installer is just
> documentation, as far as I know).
>
> If someone else would be kind enough to point us in the right direction
> to submit a bug report Scott and I could work together on it.
installation-reports.
make sure its a good report though. i think they get a lot of crap
through there. you might check with joey hess and see if he thinks its
worth filing.
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