oem/lvm installation of quantal alternate i386 iso failed : Unable to locate package python-couchdb , subunit , python-subunit , python-junitxml

[Victor Zhou]

Build: quantal aternate i386 20120822.1

Link to the test :
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/view/Quantal/view/ISO%20Testing%20Dashboard/job/quantal-alternate-i386_oem/91/
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/view/Quantal/view/ISO%20Testing%20Dashboard/job/quantal-alternate-i386_lvm/91/

Log:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> DATA debconf-apt-progress/preparing description Please wait...
Aug 22 12:59:07 debconf: --> DATA debconf-apt-progress/preparing description Please wait...
Aug 22 12:59:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> PROGRESS INFO debconf-apt-progress/preparing
Aug 22 12:59:07 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO debconf-apt-progress/preparing
Aug 22 12:59:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <-- GET debconf/priority
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0 high
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Reading package lists...
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Reading state information...
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: E
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: :
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Unable to locate package python-couchdb
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: E
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: :
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Unable to locate package subunit
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: E
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: :
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Unable to locate package python-subunit
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: E
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: :
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: Unable to locate package python-junitxml
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:07 debconf: --> PROGRESS SET 850
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <-- PROGRESS SET 850
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> PROGRESS SET 850
Aug 22 12:59:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:07 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> GET mirror/protocol
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 http
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> GET mirror/http/proxy
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 http://192.168.123.1:3142
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> GET debian-installer/locale
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 en_US.UTF-8
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO pkgsel/progress/cleanup
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:08 main-menu[1770]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 100
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Aug 22 12:59:08 main-menu[1770]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/pkgsel/title
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> CAPB
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align escape plugin-detect-keyboard plugin-terminal
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> METAGET debian-installer/pkgsel/title Description
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 Select and install software
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> SUBST debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure ITEM Select and install software
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: Adding [ITEM] -> [Select and install software]
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Aug 22 12:59:08 debconf: --> GO

[Victor Zhou (victor.zhou)]

there is also some other error in the log(in the middle of the d-i-syslog file), don't know if it has something to do with this bug:

Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST debconf-apt-progress/info DESCRIPTION Configuring software-center
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): <-- PROGRESS INFO debconf-apt-progress/info
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> DATA debconf-apt-progress/info type text
Aug 22 12:59:00 debconf: --> DATA debconf-apt-progress/info type text
Aug 22 12:59:00 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> DATA debconf-apt-progress/info description Configuring software-center
Aug 22 12:59:00 debconf: --> DATA debconf-apt-progress/info description Configuring software-center
Aug 22 12:59:00 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> PROGRESS INFO debconf-apt-progress/info
Aug 22 12:59:00 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO debconf-apt-progress/info
Aug 22 12:59:00 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:00 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0 OK
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: WARNING:softwarecenter.db.update:Failed to setup dbus (ignoring)
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: Updating software catalog...this may take a moment.
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/sbin/update-software-center", line 170, in <module>
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: result = rebuild_database(pathname)
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/update.py", line 1077, in rebuild_database
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: cache = get_pkg_info()
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo.py", line 241, in get_pkg_info
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: pkginfo = AptCache()
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/share/software-center/softwarecenter/db/pkginfo_impl/aptcache.py", line 142, in __init__
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: self.aptd_client = AptClient()
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/client.py", line 1058, in __init__
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: self.bus = dbus.SystemBus()
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/_dbus.py", line 194, in __new__
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: private=private)
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/_dbus.py", line 100, in __new__
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: bus = BusConnection.__new__(subclass, bus_type, mainloop=mainloop)
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 122, in __new__
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target:
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: bus = cls._new_for_bus(address_or_type, mainloop=mainloop)
Aug 22 12:59:01 in-target: dbu...

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

This is specific to the QA preseeding; you're trying to install packages (via pkgsel/include) that aren't on the image. Perhaps we need to put those packages on the image for the benefit of QA - I'm not sure.