[Karmic] eeepc alternate installation fails with 'unmet dependencies'

[Vincent Pluk]

Binary package hint: debian-installer

Karmic ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso

I was trying to install the alternate ISO on my Asus eeepc 900 (I needed full disk encryption), but ran into some problems.

I managed to overcome an other bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/347458/ (see comment 9 for a workaround)) but then ran in to this one:

Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: or been moved out of Incoming.
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target:
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: firefox-gnome-support: Depends: firefox-3.5-gnome-support but it is not installable
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: xserver-xorg-video-all: Depends: xserver-xorg-video-ati but it is not installable
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: E: Broken packages
Jan 10 19:23:07 in-target: tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
Jan 10 19:23:11 main-menu[324]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Jan 10 19:23:11 main-menu[324]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.

I attached the syslog. Probably you need more info, but I don't know what else you need.

[Vincent Pluk (v-pluk)]

Something similar happens with Ubuntu lucid lynx 10.04 Alpha 1. See attached syslog.

I forgot to mention, I used Unetbootin to create a SD card installer (USB interface) for my eeepc.