On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:20:47 +0100 Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Michael Owen <mowen1...@gmail.com> (2016-11-16): > > Package: installation-reports > > > > Stretch Alpha 8 Installation Failure > > > > Boot method: netinst, both Alpha 8 and Daily Build > > Image version: Alpha 8 > > Date: Multiple times, multiple machines, multiple drives > > > > Machine: Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2K > > Dell Inspiron 3847 > > Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 7800 (Gigabyte) > > Intel i3 4th Generation (Dell) > > Memory: 4 GB DDR2 (Gigabyte) > > 8 GB DDR3 (Dell) > > Partitions: sda1 full drive, sda5 (Gigabyte) > > sda1 and sda5 (Dell) > > (multiple configurations testing, including full drive single > > partition) > > > > Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): > > > > Base System Installation Checklist: > > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > > > Initial boot: [O] > > Detect network card: [O] > > Configure network: [O] > > Detect CD: [O] > > Load installer modules: [O] > > Detect hard drives: [O] > > Partition hard drives: [O] > > Install base system: [E] > > Clock/timezone setup: [O] > > User/password setup: [O] > > Install tasks: [ ] > > Install boot loader: [ ] > > Overall install: [E] > > > > Comments/Problems: > > Installation fails on base system install with the following error message: > > /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/do_option: line 88 > > then it states > > /lib/partman/active_choices/copy/choices: not found > > then it states > > debootstrap error 127 > > > > <Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments > > and ideas you had during the initial install.> > > > > I get the identical error on both machines and in all possible > > configurations. The two copies of netinst were full download of > > netinst and a daily obtained with jigdo with good checksum. > > The only thing in common between the machines is both have Intel > > processors with Intel graphics but the Dell is much later version. > > Dailies are going to hit #844458 I suppose. > Hi Cyril Yep, I got a hybrid CD 2 times, before all the files were distributed. I downloaded again and found differences in the file, mainly in the installer Readme "Archive: unstable" now shows "Archive: stable". So it must have taken a while for the files to distribute. My hybrid netinst had "Debian 9" in the upper right corner. That's gone now.
Thanks, Mike
