NSLU2 Debian install failure

[Mr Doug -]

I am having trouble installing Debian Lenny on my NSLU2. All goes well up to the point of installing the kernel. It aborts with an error. The log is below. I have tried this now 4 times.

I am installing in "low memory" mode. Perhaps I am doing something wrong. There is a 250GB drive attached and it did partition and format it. I can go out to a shell and look at the drive.

Can I reboot the NSLU2 in this state? It warns that it could be a problem in this partially updated state. When I first booted the NSLU2 the drive was not attached. It does see it however. In perusing the net for info I did find another person that had the same problem. An ideas?

An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system. â
                        â                                                                                  â
                        â Kernel package: 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx'.                                        â
                        â                                                                                  â
                        â Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.  


May 27 04:23:15 root: register-modules
May 27 04:23:32 in-target: Reading package lists...
May 27 04:23:32 in-target: Building dependency tree...
May 27 04:25:22 in-target:
May 27 04:25:43 in-target: Recommended packages:
May 27 04:25:43 in-target:   reportbug pciutils
May 27 04:25:43 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:
May 27 04:25:43 in-target:   installation-report
May 27 04:25:45 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
May 27 04:25:45 in-target: Need to get 0B/16.8kB of archives.
May 27 04:25:45 in-target: After this operation, 111kB of additional disk space will be used.
May 27 04:25:45 in-target: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
May 27 04:25:45 in-target:   installation-report
May 27 04:25:45 in-target: E:
May 27 04:25:45 in-target: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes
May 27 04:25:45 in-target:
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: Found kernels 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx,linux-image-2.6.26-2-ixp4xx,linux-image-ixp4xx'
May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: preseeded/current kernel: linux-image-2..6-ixp4xx
May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Using kernel 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx'
May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Setting do_initrd='yes'.
May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Setting link_in_boot='yes'.
May 27 04:32:26 base-installer: info: Available initramfs generator(s): 'initramfs-tools'
May 27 04:32:44 in-target: Reading package lists...
May 27 04:32:44 in-target: Building dependency tree...
May 27 04:34:23 in-target:
May 27 04:34:48 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:
May 27 04:34:48 in-target:   busybox
May 27 04:34:49 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
May 27 04:34:49 in-target: Need to get 0B/324kB of archives.
May 27 04:34:49 in-target: After this operation, 578kB of additional disk space will be used.
May 27 04:34:49 in-target: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
May 27 04:34:49 in-target:   busybox
May 27 04:34:49 in-target: E:
May 27 04:34:49 in-target: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes
May 27 04:34:49 in-target:
May 27 04:34:52 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
May 27 04:39:13 main-menu[2495]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
May 27 04:39:13 main-menu[2495]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.
May 27 04:39:15 main-menu[2495]: DEBUG: resolver (libgcc1): package doesn't exist (ignored)
May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install
May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers
May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495]: INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected
/var/log #



     

[redhat_linuz]

Why don't you try Ubuntu for slug? Get the guide here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/NSLU2

No trouble at all so far.

Hasanuddin Abu Bakar
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bizkut

--- In nslu2-general@..., Mr Doug - <dsc3507@...> wrote:

>
>
> I am having trouble installing Debian Lenny on my NSLU2. All goes well up to the point of installing the kernel. It aborts with an error. The log is below. I have tried this now 4 times.
>
> I am installing in "low memory" mode. Perhaps I am doing something wrong. There is a 250GB drive attached and it did partition and format it. I can go out to a shell and look at the drive.
>
> Can I reboot the NSLU2 in this state? It warns that it could be a problem in this partially updated state. When I first booted the NSLU2 the drive was not attached. It does see it however. In perusing the net for info I did find another person that had the same problem. An ideas?
>
> An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system. �
>                         �                                                                                  ï¿½
>                         � Kernel package: 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx'.                                        ï¿½
>                         �                                                                                  ï¿½
>                         � Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.  
>
>
> May 27 04:23:15 root: register-modules
> May 27 04:23:32 in-target: Reading package lists...
> May 27 04:23:32 in-target: Building dependency tree...
> May 27 04:25:22 in-target:
> May 27 04:25:43 in-target: Recommended packages:
> May 27 04:25:43 in-target:   reportbug pciutils
> May 27 04:25:43 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:
> May 27 04:25:43 in-target:   installation-report
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target: Need to get 0B/16.8kB of archives.
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target: After this operation, 111kB of additional disk space will be used.
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target:   installation-report
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target: E:
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes
> May 27 04:25:45 in-target:
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6.26-2-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-versatile not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image-2.6-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx
> May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: Found kernels 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx,linux-image-2.6.26-2-ixp4xx,linux-image-ixp4xx'
> May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: preseeded/current kernel: linux-image-2..6-ixp4xx
> May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Using kernel 'linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx'
> May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Setting do_initrd='yes'.
> May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Setting link_in_boot='yes'.
> May 27 04:32:26 base-installer: info: Available initramfs generator(s): 'initramfs-tools'
> May 27 04:32:44 in-target: Reading package lists...
> May 27 04:32:44 in-target: Building dependency tree...
> May 27 04:34:23 in-target:
> May 27 04:34:48 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:
> May 27 04:34:48 in-target:   busybox
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target: Need to get 0B/324kB of archives.
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target: After this operation, 578kB of additional disk space will be used.
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target:   busybox
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target: E:
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes
> May 27 04:34:49 in-target:
> May 27 04:34:52 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
> May 27 04:39:13 main-menu[2495]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
> May 27 04:39:13 main-menu[2495]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.
> May 27 04:39:15 main-menu[2495]: DEBUG: resolver (libgcc1): package doesn't exist (ignored)
> May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install
> May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers
> May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495]: INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected
> /var/log #
>

[Mr Doug -]

Ok replying to my own post to give an update.

Another thread I saw with this problem talked about trying 13 times to finally get it installed, so I thought that I had better be patient. Patience payed off, on about the 6th try it successfully installed. I did nothing different, so not sure what it was. Perhaps it is a network or Debian fileserver issue. This is not specifically seen in the log though. Maybe someone can explain it.

So working fine now.  For anyone that is having this problem I would recommend going through the install many times before giving up.

Doug

--- On Wed, 5/27/09, Mr Doug - <dsc3507@...> wrote:

From: Mr Doug - <dsc3507@...>
Subject: [nslu2-general] NSLU2 Debian install failure
To: "nslu2-general" <nslu2-general@...>, nslu2-LINUX@...
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 12:57 AM











   
           
           


     
     

I am having trouble installing Debian Lenny on my NSLU2. All goes well up to the point of installing the kernel. It aborts with an error. The log is below. I have tried this now 4 times.



I am installing in "low memory" mode. Perhaps I am doing something wrong.. There is a 250GB drive attached and it did partition and format it. I can go out to a shell and look at the drive.



Can I reboot the NSLU2 in this state? It warns that it could be a problem in this partially updated state. When I first booted the NSLU2 the drive was not attached. It does see it however. In perusing the net for info I did find another person that had the same problem. An ideas?



An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system. â

                        â                                                                                  â

                        â Kernel package: 'linux-image- 2.6-ixp4xx' .                                        â

                        â                                                                                  â

                        â Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.  



May 27 04:23:15 root: register-modules

May 27 04:23:32 in-target: Reading package lists...

May 27 04:23:32 in-target: Building dependency tree...

May 27 04:25:22 in-target:

May 27 04:25:43 in-target: Recommended packages:

May 27 04:25:43 in-target:   reportbug pciutils

May 27 04:25:43 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:

May 27 04:25:43 in-target:   installation- report

May 27 04:25:45 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

May 27 04:25:45 in-target: Need to get 0B/16.8kB of archives.

May 27 04:25:45 in-target: After this operation, 111kB of additional disk space will be used.

May 27 04:25:45 in-target: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!

May 27 04:25:45 in-target:   installation- report

May 27 04:25:45 in-target: E:

May 27 04:25:45 in-target: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes

May 27 04:25:45 in-target:

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- versatile not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- orion5x not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- iop32x not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6.26-2- versatile not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6.26-2- orion5x not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6.26-2- ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6.26-2- iop32x not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6-versatile not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6-orion5x not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:35 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6-ixp4xx usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: kernel linux-image- 2.6-iop32x not usable on ixp4xx

May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: Found kernels 'linux-image- 2.6-ixp4xx, linux-image- 2.6.26-2- ixp4xx,linux- image-ixp4xx'

May 27 04:26:36 base-installer: info: preseeded/current kernel: linux-image- 2..6-ixp4xx

May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Using kernel 'linux-image- 2.6-ixp4xx'

May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Setting do_initrd='yes' .

May 27 04:32:24 base-installer: info: Setting link_in_boot= 'yes'.

May 27 04:32:26 base-installer: info: Available initramfs generator(s) : 'initramfs-tools'

May 27 04:32:44 in-target: Reading package lists...

May 27 04:32:44 in-target: Building dependency tree...

May 27 04:34:23 in-target:

May 27 04:34:48 in-target: The following NEW packages will be installed:

May 27 04:34:48 in-target:   busybox

May 27 04:34:49 in-target: 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

May 27 04:34:49 in-target: Need to get 0B/324kB of archives.

May 27 04:34:49 in-target: After this operation, 578kB of additional disk space will be used.

May 27 04:34:49 in-target: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!

May 27 04:34:49 in-target:   busybox

May 27 04:34:49 in-target: E:

May 27 04:34:49 in-target: There are problems and -y was used without --force-yes

May 27 04:34:49 in-target:

May 27 04:34:52 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/ kernel/failed- package-install

May 27 04:39:13 main-menu[2495] : WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1

May 27 04:39:13 main-menu[2495] : WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.

May 27 04:39:15 main-menu[2495] : DEBUG: resolver (libgcc1): package doesn't exist (ignored)

May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495] : INFO: Falling back to the package description for auto-install

May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495] : INFO: Falling back to the package description for ai-choosers

May 27 04:39:19 main-menu[2495] : INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected

/var/log #




 

     

   
   
       
         
       
       








       


       
       


     

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