On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 14:24 -0400, Rick Thomas wrote:
> I can confirm this problem ("finish install" doesn't finish the
> install - just flashes the screen and returns to the main menu) when
> installing on a PowerMac G4.
>
> I saw it when installing directly from the June 12 jigdo DVD. I
> haven't had a chance to try the June 19th jigdo DVD just yet.
>
> Rick
I just tried the June 19th jigdo DVD. Same problem.
I was able to save the syslog file from the install by going to the
<alt>-F2 screen and doing
cp /var/log/syslog /target/var/log/installsyslog
Looing in the saved syslog later, it appears to be a problem with
the busybox "sort" command. A sample of one of the repetitions is
attached.
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: (process:5913): sort: invalid option -- k
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: (process:5913): BusyBox v1.01 (Debian
1:1.01-4) multi-call binary
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: (process:5913):
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: (process:5913): Usage: sort [-n] [FILE]...
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: (process:5913):
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): search, dependency
from cdebconf-udeb
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): mark, dependency
from cdebconf-udeb
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebian-installer4-udeb):
mark, dependency from cdebconf-udeb
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libtextwrap1): package
doesn't exist (ignored)
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (cdebconf-udeb): mark,
dependency from localechooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (iso-3166-udeb): mark,
dependency from localechooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebian-installer4):
search, dependency from di-utils
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils): mark, dependency
from localechooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (localechooser): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebconfclient0): search,
dependency from kbd-chooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libdebconfclient0-udeb):
mark, dependency from kbd-chooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (console-keymaps): search,
dependency from kbd-chooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (console-keymaps-usb): mark,
dependency from kbd-chooser
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (kbd-chooser): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (rootskel): mark, dependency
from hw-detect
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (archdetect): mark, dependency
from hw-detect
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (hw-detect): mark, dependency
from cdrom-detect
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (cdrom-detect): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (preseed-common): mark,
dependency from file-preseed
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (file-preseed): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (cdrom-retriever): mark,
dependency from load-cdrom
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (anna): mark, dependency from
load-cdrom
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (load-cdrom): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (ethdetect): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libiw28-udeb): mark,
dependency from netcfg
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (dhcp-client-udeb): mark,
dependency from netcfg
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (ethernet-card-detection):
search, dependency from netcfg
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (netcfg): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (configured-network): search,
dependency from network-preseed
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (network-preseed): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (choose-mirror): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (disk-detect): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libparted1.6-13): search,
dependency from partman-base
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libuuid1-udeb): mark,
dependency from libparted1.6-udeb
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libparted1.6-udeb): mark,
dependency from partman-base
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (partman-partitioning): mark,
dependency from partman-base
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (libblkid1-udeb): mark,
dependency from e2fsprogs-udeb
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (e2fsprogs-udeb): mark,
dependency from partman-basicfilesystems
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): search,
dependency from partman-basicfilesystems
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver
(kernel-image-2.6.15-1-powerpc-di): mark, dependency from
ext2-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-di
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver
(fs-common-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-di): mark, dependency from
ext2-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-di
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver
(ext2-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-di): mark, dependency from
partman-basicfilesystems
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (fat-modules): search,
dependency from partman-basicfilesystems
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver
(fat-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-di): mark, dependency from
partman-basicfilesystems
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (partman-basicfilesystems):
mark, dependency from partman-target
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (partman-basicmethods): mark,
dependency from partman-target
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils-mapdevfs): mark,
dependency from partman-target
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (partman-target): mark,
dependency from partman-base
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (harddrive-detection): search,
dependency from partman-base
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (partman-base): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (os-prober): search,
dependency from clock-setup
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (os-prober-udeb): mark,
dependency from clock-setup
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (tzsetup-udeb): mark,
dependency from clock-setup
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (mounted-partitions): search,
dependency from clock-setup
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (clock-setup): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (user-setup-udeb): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (debootstrap-udeb): mark,
dependency from base-installer
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (created-fstab): search,
dependency from base-installer
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (base-installer): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (apt-mirror-setup): mark,
dependency from apt-setup-udeb
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (apt-setup-udeb): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (pkgsel): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (kernel-installer): search,
dependency from yaboot-installer
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (partconf-find-partitions):
mark, dependency from yaboot-installer
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (yaboot-installer): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (nobootloader): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (bootable-system): search,
dependency from finish-install
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (finish-install): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (prebaseconfig): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (cdebconf-priority): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (cdrom-checker): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (save-logs): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils-shell): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (debconf): package doesn't
exist (ignored)
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (eject-udeb): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: resolver (di-utils-reboot): mark
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: Menu item 'finish-install' selected
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: configure finish-install, status: 3
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: configure created-fstab, status: 0
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: virtual package created-fstab
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: configure bootable-system, status: 0
Jun 21 22:35:33 main-menu[1014]: DEBUG: virtual package bootable-system
Jun 21 22:35:34 main-menu[1014]: (process:5947): sort: invalid option -- k
Jun 21 22:35:34 main-menu[1014]: (process:5947): BusyBox v1.01 (Debian
1:1.01-4) multi-call binary
Jun 21 22:35:34 main-menu[1014]: (process:5947):
Jun 21 22:35:34 main-menu[1014]: (process:5947): Usage: sort [-n] [FILE]...
Jun 21 22:35:34 main-menu[1014]: (process:5947):
