Package: installation-reports Severity: important
The Wheezy installation hangs while loading the partitioner (hd-media daily from 08-08). The ps w output: 6865 root 6304 S udpkg --configure --force-configure partman-base 6866 root 4420 S {partman-base.po} /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/partman-base.postinst configure 6867 root 4556 S {partman} /bin/sh /bin/partman 7101 root 0 SW [jfsIO] 7102 root 0 SW [jfsCommit] 7103 root 0 SW [jfsCommit] 7104 root 0 SW [jfsSync] 7118 root 0 SW< [xfs_mru_cache] 7119 root 0 SW< [xfslogd] 7120 root 0 SW< [xfsdatad] 7121 root 0 SW< [xfsconvertd] 7138 root 4556 S {25md-devices} /bin/sh /lib/partman/init.d/25md-devices 7142 root 0 SW< [md] 7144 root 6156 S log-output -t md-devices --pass-stdout mdadm --examine --scan --config=partitions 7145 root 4600 D mdadm --examine --scan --config=partitions 7151 root 4424 R ps w The mdadm process hangs, which also occured in the bug report #683849. I could continue with the installation after adding "exit 0" at the beginning of the file /lib/partman/init.d/25md-devices (package: partman-md). On the same machine the Squeeze mdadm command exits successfully: # mdadm --examine --scan --config=partitions # # cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10] unused devices: <none> -- Package-specific info: Boot method: USB disk Image version: Daily installer from 08-08-2012 Date: 08-08-2012 Machine: Lenovo Thinkpad T61p Partitions: fdisk -lu /dev/sda Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 2048 206847 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda2 206848 262320127 131056640 7 HPFS/NTFS Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda3 262320128 496695295 117187584 83 Linux Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda4 496697342 976771071 240036865 5 Extended Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda5 496697344 527945727 15624192 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda6 527947776 762320895 117186560 83 Linux /dev/sda7 762322944 976771071 107224064 83 Linux 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: [ ] Load installer modules: [O ] Detect hard drives: [ O] Partition hard drives: [ E] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1344440678.66011.yahoomail...@web141104.mail.bf1.yahoo.com