Package: etch alpha release Debian-installer-version: Downloaded from http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/gtk-miniiso/alpha/amd64/ on 24/11/2005 uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt> Date: 25/11/2005 8:00am EST Melbourne Australia time. Method: Boot from ISO install image, network install from only Australian site. I think it was Planetmirror.com no Proxie. Machine: Shuttle mini AT Processor: AMD Sempron 1.8 Ghz Memory: 512 MB Video: nvidea 6600 using AGP 8X dual output but only one used. Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.> Output of lspci and lspci -n:
Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: After creating the file system on a new hard drive, The system started downloading some files, and then the LCD screen alternated between black and white with a cycle time of about 4 seconds. I tried booting with "install DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt" The system booted with a semi-grahical frontend. I needed to ignore a windows partion because it caused an error. I got as far as "Install the base system" and it had downloaded a few files when I got the following error message; Debootstrap warning Warning: Failure trying to run: chroot /target mount -t proc proc /proc Base system installation error The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1). Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details. I used Ctrl+Alt+F4 and got a screen full of messages. hopefully the relevent message is; Nov 26 06:56:09 debootstrap: chroot: cannot execute mount: No such file or directory I tried a second time with the same result. I switched to console 2 and tried "export MALLOC_CHECK_=1" no output. tried "export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=gtk" no output. tried "debian-installer" A few lines of text showed briefly, and the screen went offwhite with a mouse cursor in the middle. The mouse had no effect, and the keyboard appeared to have no effect. I tried Ctrl+Alt+Fx (all the F keys). I also tried Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, all with no effect. My machine has locked up. Andrew.
