Solved,
the codename for debstrap the target install is generated when a valid
cdrom image is confirmed.
1) make sure the partition that contains the iso image not mounted. if
it is already mounted as /hd-media, which is impossible to unmount,
simply create a new 750mb partion and copy the iso
Running into this with xubuntu and server alternate i386 installers for
11.10, when using the hd-media installer dated 10-08-2011.
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Title:
[7.10]
Hi,
In my case (net iso of 22 dec 2009) this was a file marker, i.e.
$ /cdrom/.disk/base_installable
rename/remove it (since we want to get files from outside), e.g.
$ mv /cdrom/.disk/base_installable /cdrom/.disk/base_installable.false
in that case mirror settings will be used to retrieve
I have added bugs described on 7 and 9.1 steps to unetbootin bug
tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unetbootin/+bug/373089
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I have downloaded and checked an ubuntu-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso CD and see
this bug too.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Download ubuntu-9.04-alternate-amd64.iso
2. Create a bootable USB (or HDD) using unetbootin from this iso
3. Boot a comuter from this USB (or HDD)
4. Process the install to the step
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** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Confirmed
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** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed = Triaged
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Murz:
It seems like you have this bug in debian lenny 5.01. If so, you should report
it to Debian following the procedures at http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting.
Since launchpad is used to report for Ubuntu, Debian does not get the report
from here.
If you are reporting the bug using
I try to install a debian lenny 5.01 from USB stick.
My USB stick is successfully mounted to the /cdrom folder.
Debian Installer succesfully detect the cdrom and base files.
After step Partition disks I go to the step Install the base system and see
the error:
Failed to determine codename for
I add the additional info for bug analysis.
** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid = Confirmed
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Please attach the following information if using a USB drive:
1. Initiate the problem situation, then quickly get the output of dmesg
2. Output of uname -a
3. Output of lsb_release -a
4. Output of lsusb -v
5. any other data relevant to your problem
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I'm still seeing this problem constantly when trying to install from an
external USB DVD-ROM.
The same problem occurs with
- Ubuntu 8.04.1 alternate CD
- Debian Etch
- Debian Lenny
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Mounting /cdrom yourself from a loop-mounted .iso certainly isn't
supported; you will find that many partitioning scenarios unavoidably
fail later if you do that, since the kernel will have the partition
table locked and will refuse to re-read it without a reboot. If you need
to loop-mount an
This happens with the 7.04 (feisty) xubuntu alternate install cd also.
It happens when the user is trying to perform an installation without a
working cdrom.
In my case, I mounted another partition containing the xubuntu iso, and then
used the loop device to mount that iso as /cdrom
Mounting
I think I've found a workaround for this. After you mount another
partition or an ISO to /cdrom, get to the installer menu and choose
load installer components from cd. Install the machinery for
detecting and loading ISOs. Then unmount your /cdrom (and whatever
other partition you may have
alternate install CD = not ubiquity
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Sourcepackagename: ubiquity = debian-installer
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** Description changed:
Binary package hint: ubiquity
Install of Xubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Tribe 1 alternative CD fails with
- the message Failed to determine codename for the release
+ the message:
+
+ [!!] Install the base system
+ Debootstrap Error
+ Failed to determine codename for
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