Ubuntu
base-installer package

  1. Bug #21773
  2. Comment #0

Comment 0 for bug 21773

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Joseph Donahue (joseph-odonahue) wrote : deboostrap program exited with an error

I downloaded ubuntu-5.10-preview-install-i386.iso and burned a CD using Roxio
Easy CD Creator v5. Then booted a test box from the CD, partitioned the IDE
drive and selected a Server install. The installer proceeded to load files into
/ and failed some time later with a "Base system installation error" pop-up.
The message reads:

"The debootstrap program exited with an error (Return value 1).
Check /target/var/log/bootstrap.log for details."

I then selected "continue" a couple of times to get back to the install menu
where I selected the shell and changed directory to /target/var/log and ran ls.
 The directory appeared to be empty.

When I removed the CDROM from the drive and rebooted I got the grub command line.

Computer:

Dell Dimension XPS B667r.