i tried cross-debootstrapping mipsel with 0.12.4+dfsg-1 and it failed with:
W: Failure trying to run: dpkg --force-depends --install /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5.3_mipsel.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/base-passwd_3.5.22_mipsel.deb i was able to chroot to it, but it seems unable to perform certain operations: # dpkg --force-depends --install /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5.3_mipsel.deb /bin/tar: ./postinst: Cannot utime: Level 2 not synchronized /bin/tar: ./conffiles: Cannot utime: Level 2 not synchronized /bin/tar: ./md5sums: Cannot utime: Level 2 not synchronized /bin/tar: ./control: Cannot utime: Level 2 not synchronized /bin/tar: .: Cannot utime: Level 2 not synchronized /bin/tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5.3_mipsel.deb (--inst all): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5.3_mipsel.deb I have no na...@ltsp-squeeze:/# i get what appears to be the same bug with powerpc, but when chrooting to it, it gives a different error (unsupported syscall): dpkg --force-depends --install /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_5.3_powerpc.deb dpkg: regarding .../base-files_5.3_powerpc.deb containing base-files, pre-depend ency problem: base-files pre-depends on awk awk is not installed. dpkg: warning: ignoring pre-dependency problem! (Reading database ... Unsupported ioctl: cmd=0xc020660b Unsupported ioctl: cmd=0xc020660b Unsupported ioctl: cmd=0xc020660b (Reading database ... 101 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace base-files 5.3 (using .../base-files_5.3_powerpc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement base-files ... dpkg: base-files: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested: base-files depends on awk; however: Package awk is not installed. Setting up base-files (5.3) ... qemu: Unsupported syscall: 289 /bin/chown: changing ownership of `/etc/opt': Function not implemented dpkg: error processing base-files (--install): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: base-files armel works without a hitch, still. :) live well, vagrant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
