[Bug 923594] Re: Will not install cleanly on this server- HP TC 2120, any version of Server...

[Mike Ferreira]

Okay, so these tests are with a bare board = none of the RAID Cards or
it's SCSI card.

11.04 froze at loading additional components. 11.10 froze at same point.

11.10 with a 32bit Intel Card thrown in... continued through hwdiscovery, saw both the Intel Card and the onboard Broadcom card. Selected the Intel.  Got to the Install Base system and errored out at this point:
(Copied by hand)
##
debootstrap: dpkg: error processing lib6 (--install):
  subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (segmentation fault)
kernel: [  385.505955] frontend[18772]: segfault at 7fffffdb ip 005a0d08 sp bf80cefc error 4 in libc-2.13.so[52b000+176000]
debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing:
debootstrap:   libc6
base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed
main-menu[321]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed
main-menu[321]: WARNING **: Menu item: 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
##
And it just goes south from there...

This is on a Ubuntu Server 11.10 Install CD that tests out good. I can
also confirm that it's functional, as I have installed from it both here
and onto customer's.

Going to install older so I can report their issues and post the
hardware info.

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Title:
  Will not install cleanly on this server- HP TC 2120, any version of
  Server...

Status in “debootstrap” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hewlett Packard TC2120 Server (Rebranded ASUS NRL-LS motherboard)

  Have tried installing Ubuntu Server, versions 12.04 alpha, 11.10,
  11.04, 10.10, 10.04.  All versions fail at either the initial base
  system load (such as a bootstrap error) or at an get/apt error or the
  package load/configure.

  If I set the vga mode at the start of the install, then I do get the
  prompt to load non-free firmware for the onboard Broadcom NetXtreme.
  Even after loading this, it gets the same problems...

  After dropping in a vanilla Intel NIC, then it could install Server
  10.04 LTS without any complaints, but... It would have apt-cache
  errors.  I would have to delete the  *.bin files in the apt-cache
  before any update/upgrade.  It would not do a release upgrade with
  prompt=normal without crashing.

  I've got 5 other servers on Ubuntu Server and would like this one up
  on it also.

  This was reported from my main box and not from this system.  If you
  want that, I'll throw this board on a test bench case and Install
  10.04 on it.  Or if you want the errors from any of the other
  versions... Just ask.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: debootstrap 1.0.29ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.54-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jan 29 20:17:52 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
  SourcePackage: debootstrap
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-29 (275 days ago)

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