failed to install quantal alternate iso : xserver-xorg-video-all : Depends: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting but it is not installable

[Victor Zhou]

Build : quantal alternate amd64 | i386 20120822

Link to the test:
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/view/Quantal/view/ISO%20Testing%20Dashboard/job/quantal-alternate-amd64_default/
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/view/Quantal/view/ISO%20Testing%20Dashboard/job/quantal-alternate-i386_default/116/

Log:
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: or been moved out of Incoming.
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target:
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: xserver-xorg-video-all : Depends: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting but it is not installable
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: E
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: :
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target:
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: debconf (developer): <-- PROGRESS SET 800
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: --> PROGRESS SET 800
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> PROGRESS SET 800
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0 OK
Aug 22 07:53:16 in-target: tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: --> GET mirror/protocol
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: <-- 0 http
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: --> GET mirror/http/proxy
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: <-- 0 http://192.168.123.1:3142
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: --> GET debian-installer/locale
Aug 22 07:53:16 debconf: <-- 0 en_US.UTF-8
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO pkgsel/progress/cleanup
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 07:53:17 main-menu[1736]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Aug 22 07:53:17 main-menu[1736]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/pkgsel/title
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 07:53:17 debconf: --> CAPB

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Not an installer bug. xserver-xorg-video-modesettings needs to be moved to main; I don't know whether it needs an MIR since I haven't been keeping track of that.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Moved to main (see #ubuntu-release).