[Bug 1081567] [NEW] Server installations fail to install base system

[Parameswaran Sivatharman]

Public bug reported:

Server installations with 20121121 images fail to install base with the following error trace.
Occurs with both amd64 and i386 images
1. Start the d-i installer
2. Enter the user details
3. Did not select home encryption
4. Leave the default selections and continue
5. The error occurs during base installation step

The syslog segment=================
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman:   No matching physical volumes found
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman:   Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman:   
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman: No volume groups found
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman: 
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman-lvm:   
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman-lvm: No volume groups found
Nov 21 11:36:42 partman-lvm: 
Nov 21 11:36:52 kernel: [  165.951273] Adding 1046524k swap on /dev/vda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1046524k 
Nov 21 11:36:52 partman: mke2fs 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
Nov 21 11:36:54 kernel: [  168.172250] EXT4-fs (vda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: errors=remount-ro
Nov 21 11:36:54 apt-install: Queueing package e2fsprogs for later installation
Nov 21 11:36:54 main-menu[307]: (process:10594): umount: can't forcibly umount /tmp/tmp.0hlSQ7: Invalid argument
Nov 21 11:36:54 main-menu[307]: (process:10594): umount: can't forcibly umount /tmp/tmp.soRFV9: Invalid argument
Nov 21 11:36:55 main-menu[307]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Nov 21 11:36:55 main-menu[307]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Nov 21 11:36:55 main-menu[307]: INFO: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' selected
Nov 21 11:36:55 apt-install: Queueing package biosdevname for later installation
Nov 21 11:36:55 debconf-copydb: Cannot open question file /target/var/cache/debconf/config.dat: No such file or directory
Nov 21 11:36:55 debconf-copydb: Cannot open template file /target/var/cache/debconf/templates.dat: No such file or directory
Nov 21 11:36:55 base-installer: chroot: can't execute 'debconf-set-selections': No such file or directory
Nov 21 11:36:55 base-installer: warning: /usr/lib/base-installer.d/20console-setup returned error code 127
Nov 21 11:37:01 debootstrap: chroot: can't execute '/sbin/ldconfig': No such file or directory
Nov 21 11:38:04 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed
Nov 21 11:38:07 main-menu[307]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
Nov 21 11:38:07 main-menu[307]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: qa-manual-testing raring

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Title:
  Server installations fail to install base system

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Server installations with 20121121 images fail to install base with the following error trace.
  Occurs with both amd64 and i386 images
  1. Start the d-i installer
  2. Enter the user details
  3. Did not select home encryption
  4. Leave the default selections and continue
  5. The error occurs during base installation step

  The syslog segment=================
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman:   No matching physical volumes found
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman:   Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman:   
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman: No volume groups found
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman: 
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman-lvm:   
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman-lvm: No volume groups found
  Nov 21 11:36:42 partman-lvm: 
  Nov 21 11:36:52 kernel: [  165.951273] Adding 1046524k swap on /dev/vda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1046524k 
  Nov 21 11:36:52 partman: mke2fs 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
  Nov 21 11:36:54 kernel: [  168.172250] EXT4-fs (vda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: errors=remount-ro
  Nov 21 11:36:54 apt-install: Queueing package e2fsprogs for later installation
  Nov 21 11:36:54 main-menu[307]: (process:10594): umount: can't forcibly umount /tmp/tmp.0hlSQ7: Invalid argument
  Nov 21 11:36:54 main-menu[307]: (process:10594): umount: can't forcibly umount /tmp/tmp.soRFV9: Invalid argument
  Nov 21 11:36:55 main-menu[307]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
  Nov 21 11:36:55 main-menu[307]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)
  Nov 21 11:36:55 main-menu[307]: INFO: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' selected
  Nov 21 11:36:55 apt-install: Queueing package biosdevname for later installation
  Nov 21 11:36:55 debconf-copydb: Cannot open question file /target/var/cache/debconf/config.dat: No such file or directory
  Nov 21 11:36:55 debconf-copydb: Cannot open template file /target/var/cache/debconf/templates.dat: No such file or directory
  Nov 21 11:36:55 base-installer: chroot: can't execute 'debconf-set-selections': No such file or directory
  Nov 21 11:36:55 base-installer: warning: /usr/lib/base-installer.d/20console-setup returned error code 127
  Nov 21 11:37:01 debootstrap: chroot: can't execute '/sbin/ldconfig': No such file or directory
  Nov 21 11:38:04 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed
  Nov 21 11:38:07 main-menu[307]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1
  Nov 21 11:38:07 main-menu[307]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed.

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