Bug#1034389: installation-reports: bookworm cannot install base system

[Pascal Hambourg]

On 15/04/2023 at 02:49, Steve Witt wrote:

On 04/15, Pascal Hambourg wrote:


It seems that the USB drive capacity is slightly smaller than the ISO image
size.

USB drive capacity: 7700480 sectors / 3.94 GB / 3.67 GiB
DVD-1 image size:   7758432 sectors / 3.97 GB / 3.70 GiB

The DVD image size is slightly lower than 4 GB to fit into most 4-GB USB
drives but unfortunately there are USB drives whose actual capacity is
significantly lower than the rated capacity.

Didn't it trigger an error when writing the image to the USB drive ?


In recreating writing the image to the USB drive (with dd), it did
show an error, but previously I didn't notice that. So of course it
didn't work properly. I'm very sorry for the spurious bug report and
the waste of your time.


OK, thanks for confirming. debian-cd maintainers may consider reducing 
the DVD-1 image size a bit more to fit in smaller USB drives.

Bug#1034389: installation-reports: bookworm cannot install base system

[Pascal Hambourg]

Hello,

On 14/04/2023 at 15:16, Steve Witt wrote:


/var/log/syslog attached as requested.


Thank you. According to the following messages:


sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 7700480 512-byte logical blocks: (3.94 GB/3.67 GiB)
sda: p1 size 7758432 extends beyond EOD, truncated


It seems that the USB drive capacity is slightly smaller than the ISO 
image size.


USB drive capacity: 7700480 sectors / 3.94 GB / 3.67 GiB
DVD-1 image size:   7758432 sectors / 3.97 GB / 3.70 GiB

The DVD image size is slightly lower than 4 GB to fit into most 4-GB USB 
drives but unfortunately there are USB drives whose actual capacity is 
significantly lower than the rated capacity.


You may try with a bigger USB drive or a smaller ISO image (e.g. netinst 
if you have a good network connection).


Didn't it trigger an error when writing the image to the USB drive ?

Bug#1034389: installation-reports: bookworm cannot install base system

[Steve Witt]

On 04/14, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Control: severity -1 important
> Control: tag -1 - d-i
> 
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> 
> We'll need more details…
> 
> Please attach /var/log/syslog (compressed) from the installer
> environment.
> 

/var/log/syslog attached as requested.

Thanks...


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Bug#1034389: installation-reports: bookworm cannot install base system

[Cyril Brulebois]

Control: severity -1 important
Control: tag -1 - d-i

Hi Steve,

Steve Witt  (2023-04-13):
> Tried installing in both expert mode, and normal mode. After
> partitioning the disks went to the 'Install the base system' step. It
> failed with the text: Cannot install base system. The installer cannot
> figure out how to install the base system. If found no installable
> image, and no valid mirror was configured.

We'll need more details…

> Please make sure that any installation logs that you think would
> be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large
> files using gzip.

Please attach /var/log/syslog (compressed) from the installer
environment.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (k...@debian.org)
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant


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Bug#1034389: installation-reports: bookworm cannot install base system

[Steve Witt]

Package: installation-reports
Severity: grave
Tags: d-i
Justification: renders package unusable

(Please provide enough information to help the Debian
maintainers evaluate the report efficiently - e.g., by filling
in the sections below.)

Boot method: USB
Image version: debian-bookworm-DI-rc1-amd64-DVD-1.iso
Date: 

Machine: Lenovo Thinkpad P16
Partitions: 


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:   [0]
Detect network card:[0]
Configure network:  [0]
Detect media:   [0]
Load installer modules: [0]
Clock/timezone setup:   [0]
User/password setup:[0]
Detect hard drives: [0]
Partition hard drives:  [0]
Install base system:[E]
Install tasks:  [ ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Overall install:[ ]

Comments/Problems:



Tried installing in both expert mode, and normal mode. After
partitioning the disks went to the 'Install the base system' step. It
failed with the text: Cannot install base system. The installer cannot
figure out how to install the base system. If found no installable
image, and no valid mirror was configured.


Please make sure that any installation logs that you think would
be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large
files using gzip.


-- Package-specific info:

==
Installer lsb-release:
==
DISTRIB_ID=Debian
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Debian GNU/Linux installer"
DISTRIB_RELEASE="12 (bookworm) - RC 1 installer"
X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=DVD image on USB thumb drive

==
Installer hardware-summary:
==
uname -a: Linux wren 6.1.0-7-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.20-1 
(2023-09-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux