grml-debootstrap problems
Hello, I am trying to install debian using grml-debootstrap but I get an error about it not finding MAKEDEV. I retried but adding the makedev package to /etc/debootstrap/packages but it still fails with the error. Infact it seems like the packages in /etc/debootstrap/packages are not being installed (eg. what is left in the mount point doesn't contain zsh either or commands related to other packages I try and add).
This is just using the standard grml 2009.10 CD.
It has just occurred to me, I never do anything to update packages on the CD first, was there a problem with the grml-debootstrap on the 2009.10 CD?
Michael Whapples
* Michael Whapples mwhapples@aim.com [Mon Feb 15, 2010 at 02:29:09PM +0000]:
I am trying to install debian using grml-debootstrap but I get an error about it not finding MAKEDEV. I retried but adding the makedev package to /etc/debootstrap/packages but it still fails with the error. Infact it seems like the packages in /etc/debootstrap/packages are not being installed (eg. what is left in the mount point doesn't contain zsh either or commands related to other packages I try and add).
This is just using the standard grml 2009.10 CD.
It has just occurred to me, I never do anything to update packages on the CD first, was there a problem with the grml-debootstrap on the 2009.10 CD?
Please post the complete and exact error message and the commandline / config you are using.
I assume this is an error in an *official* Debian package.
regards, -mika-
I attach the config file I am using, I don't give any extra options to grml-debootstrap. The error message isn't very descriptive, I get the message about it creating generic devices in /dev (something like that) then I get an error stating the script and that MAKEDEV cannot be found (sorry I don't have the exact message in front of me, it was of the form: /bin/chroot-script: xxx: MAKEDEV: command be found Where xxx was a number which escapes me).
Michael Whapples On 02/15/2010 02:29 PM, Michael Whapples wrote:
Hello, I am trying to install debian using grml-debootstrap but I get an error about it not finding MAKEDEV. I retried but adding the makedev package to /etc/debootstrap/packages but it still fails with the error. Infact it seems like the packages in /etc/debootstrap/packages are not being installed (eg. what is left in the mount point doesn't contain zsh either or commands related to other packages I try and add).
This is just using the standard grml 2009.10 CD.
It has just occurred to me, I never do anything to update packages on the CD first, was there a problem with the grml-debootstrap on the 2009.10 CD?
Michael Whapples
* Michael Whapples mwhapples@aim.com [Mon Feb 15, 2010 at 05:41:54PM +0000]:
I attach the config file I am using, I don't give any extra options to grml-debootstrap. The error message isn't very descriptive, I get the message about it creating generic devices in /dev (something like that) then I get an error stating the script and that MAKEDEV cannot be found (sorry I don't have the exact message in front of me, it was of the form: /bin/chroot-script: xxx: MAKEDEV: command be found Where xxx was a number which escapes me).
Ok thanks. I've just uploaded grml-debootstrap 0.33 to the grml-testing repository which should address your problem (thanks to Ulrich Dangel for taking care of this issue).
Please let us know if you still encounter problems.
regards, -mika-
It now gets stuck at the point of retrieving packages, it complains about getting the packages.bz2 file and then exits.
I did get further when I tried using the version on the CD when I changed to using lenny, however as lenny is far behind with certain packages I really want to use either thesting or unstable (possibly I would prefer testing as that might be a bit more stable).
Michael Whapples On 01/-10/-28163 08:59 PM, Michael Prokop wrote:
- Michael Whapplesmwhapples@aim.com [Mon Feb 15, 2010 at 05:41:54PM +0000]:
I attach the config file I am using, I don't give any extra options to grml-debootstrap. The error message isn't very descriptive, I get the message about it creating generic devices in /dev (something like that) then I get an error stating the script and that MAKEDEV cannot be found (sorry I don't have the exact message in front of me, it was of the form: /bin/chroot-script: xxx: MAKEDEV: command be found Where xxx was a number which escapes me).
Ok thanks. I've just uploaded grml-debootstrap 0.33 to the grml-testing repository which should address your problem (thanks to Ulrich Dangel for taking care of this issue).
Please let us know if you still encounter problems.
regards, -mika-
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