[Bug 1117292] Re: 'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host raring server installation

[Chris Ball]

I'm seeing this too, Ubuntu 14.04 server install on a USB3 key to a
4.4GHz machine.  I agree that it looks like a race.

You don't need to explain all the ways in which this is probably a
terrible idea, but since the current workaround (in #21) is involves
upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 and sounds painful, I thought I'd share
what worked for me:

Boot the server installer, Ctrl-Alt-F2, open the terminal, run:

# while true; do rm /var/run/chroot-setup.lock; sleep 1; done

Then just go through the install as normal.  Was failing 100% of the
time before this change, works after it.  Doesn't look like there are
any negative consequences to the installed system.

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Title:
  'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host
  raring server installation

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

Bug description:
  Raring virtual-host server preseeded installation failed with the
  following error with 20130206 i386 image.

  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: apt-install or in-target is already running, so you cannot run either of
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: them again until the other instance finishes. You may be able to use
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: 'chroot /target ...' instead.
  Feb  6 09:23:05 in-target: Unexpected error; command not executed: 'sh -c debconf-apt-progress --no-progress --logstderr -- 	apt-get -q -y --no-remove install busybox-initramfs'
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install PACKAGE busybox-initramfs
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [busybox-initramfs]
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> PROGRESS stop
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> INPUT critical base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> GO

  This appears to be an intermittent issue because a manual installation
  and a consecutive preseeded installation succeeded.

  The log files, the preseed file and the screenshot of the failure are
  attached

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