>> I: Unpacking the base system... >> W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. >> W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. >> W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. >> W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. > >> init: timeout opening/writing control channel /dev/initctl > > That should not be the problem here, as the behaviour is correct. When > installing into the chroot, the currently running init should not be > restarted during configuration of the sysvinit package; the package knows > to ignore this error. > >> mount -o bind /dev /mnt/debinst/dev/ >> chroot /mnt/debinst/ >> unset LANG >> dpkg --configure -a >> dpkg-reconfigure sysvinit > > That's not a good idea; there is no guarantee that the outer system's init > is compatible with the chroot's; also, there is no point in restarting the > outer system's init process as it hasn't been changed. > > As an optimization, one might think about chroot detection in sysvinit's > postinst so the restart isn't attempted. I'm not convinced this is the > actual reason why configuration fails; rather, I think it might be some > other package that is confused by not having a working /dev (such as a > program in a postinst opening /dev/tty). > > Simon
Ok that sounds logical, the binding of the /dev is indeed not a good idea. I tried it to see if I could get more info on the issue. I don't know what to do next... Any ideas how to proceed? Neil tolled me the issue does not come up on his system, so some info about my test system: I am using an debian sid updated installation on a usb stick with grub. I use an eeepc 701 that boots completely from the usb sticks and I try to debootstrap the installation on the ssd of the eeepc for testing. Best regards, Jelle btw why is sub...@bugs.debian.org in the cc field? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org