installing using the current bzr from source on natty 386.
root@pluto:~# ~tgall/bzr/linaro-image-tools/linaro-media-create --dev beagle --mmc /dev/sdc --rootfs ext4 --hwpack ~tgall/Downloads/hwpack_linaro-omap3_20111003-0_armel_supported.tar.gz --binary ~tgall/Downloads/developer-o-1004.tar.gz
I see...
Device Mount point Size
/dev/sda none 152627MB
/dev/sda1 / 151612MB
/dev/sda2 none 1013MB
/dev/sda5 none 1013MB
/dev/sdb none 0MB
/dev/sdc none 7580MB
/dev/sdc1 /media/boot 51MB
/dev/sdc2 /media/rootfs 7528MB
Are you 100% sure, on selecting [/dev/sdc] (y/n)? y
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Installing (linaro-hwpack-install) hwpack_linaro-omap3_20111003-0_armel_supported.tar.gz in target rootfs.
Unpacking hardware pack ...Done
Updating apt package lists ...
Ign file: ./ InRelease
Ign file: ./ Release.gpg
Ign file: ./ Release
Ign file: ./ Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric InRelease
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Get:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg [316 B]
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release.gpg
Get:3 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:5 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release
Get:6 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric Release [39.8 kB]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release [9759 B]
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release
Get:8 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release [23.2 kB]
Get:9 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric Release [39.8 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main armel Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Get:10 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release [23.2 kB]
Get:11 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/main armel Packages [1213 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main armel Packages [54.0 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main Translation-en
Get:13 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe armel Packages [4350 kB]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main armel Packages
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe armel Packages
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main armel Packages
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe armel Packages
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Get:14 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main armel Packages [14 B]
Get:15 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe armel Packages [14 B]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe TranslationIndex
Get:16 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/main armel Packages [1213 kB]
Get:17 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe armel Packages [4350 kB]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe TranslationIndex
Get:18 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main armel Packages [14 B]
Get:19 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe armel Packages [14 B]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
Get:20 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Translation-en [3165 kB]
Get:21 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en [699 kB]
Get:22 http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Translation-en [3165 kB]
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Translation-en
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Translation-en
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Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Translation-en
Fetched 18.3 MB in 3min 28s (87.9 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
hwpack-linaro-omap3 linux-firmware linux-image-3.0.0-1007-linaro-omap
linux-image-linaro-omap u-boot-tools uboot-mkimage
The following packages will be upgraded:
devio flash-kernel wireless-crda
3 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/27.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 348 kB disk space will be freed.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
wireless-crda linux-image-3.0.0-1007-linaro-omap devio flash-kernel
linux-firmware linux-image-linaro-omap hwpack-linaro-omap3 u-boot-tools
uboot-mkimage
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
(Reading database ... 80%E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg received a segmentation fault.
Cleaning up ...Done
proc umounted
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/tgall/bzr/linaro-image-tools/linaro-media-create", line 156, in <module>
verified_files, *hwpacks)
File "/home/tgall/bzr/linaro-image-tools/linaro_image_tools/media_create/chroot_utils.py", line 64, in install_hwpacks
install_hwpack(chroot_dir, hwpack_file, hwpack_force_yes or hwpack_verified)
File "/home/tgall/bzr/linaro-image-tools/linaro_image_tools/media_create/chroot_utils.py", line 85, in install_hwpack
cmd_runner.run(args, as_root=True, chroot=chroot_dir).wait()
File "/home/tgall/bzr/linaro-image-tools/linaro_image_tools/cmd_runner.py", line 100, in wait
raise SubcommandNonZeroReturnValue(self._my_args, returncode)
linaro_image_tools.cmd_runner.SubcommandNonZeroReturnValue: Sub process "['chroot', '/tmp/tmpzTzTGu/binary', 'linaro-hwpack-install', '/hwpack_linaro-omap3_20111003-0_armel_supported.tar.gz']" returned a non-zero value: 100
root@pluto:~# uname -a
Linux pluto 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Could you try on ARM? If it doesn't segfault on ARM it's likely a QEMU issue
What's your QEMU version?