On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 10:13:41AM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > reassign 479473 dhcp3-client-udeb 3.1.0-3 > thanks > > General comments: > * please make sure that your normal text has a decent line width even > when you disable line wrapping because of the log > * when you replace values in a log, please make that explicit; currently > one could think that the invalid xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx MAC address could > be the source of your issue, but I'm going to assume you replaced it > > On Monday 05 May 2008, Jamie Thompson wrote: > > Earlier, I tried setting up a new test system for some debugging of > > another package. As I run a apt-cache I (as always) downloaded the > > smallest install package I could find, the business card netinst image. > > > > However, I was unable to obtain an IP address via DHCP. My network uses > > DHCP and works (and this install used it fine once it had completed), so I > > do not believe that to be at fault. However, even after switching to > > manually entering my netowrk details I was unable to download the releases > > fie. I had to restart and enter my settings manually first time before I > > could proceed with the installation, which was otherwise uneventful. > > > Here's the log of another attempt (it's 100% reproducable): > > > May 4 23:22:21 dhclient: dhclient.c(2129): null pointer > > I suspect that this is the root of your problem. Therefore reassigning to > the dhcp3-client package. > > Andrew: a more complete log is available in the BR. >
Hmm, dhclient falling over with something about a null pointer. Not very good. Jamie, is this still reproducible with a current daily CD image? regards Andrew
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