Debootstrapping karmic powerpc arch results in error

FLX · 10-29-2009, 12:58 PM

Hello,

I'm trying to retrieve the powerpc arch of Karmic Koala with the following command:

Code:

sudo debootstrap --arch powerpc karmic /home/xbmc/karmic http://archive.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu

However, I get the following error:

Code:

E: No such script: /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/karmic

I used the debootstrap from the official repo:

Code:

debootstrap --version
debootstrap 1.0.12

Can anyone help me do this? Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Dennis

FLX · 10-30-2009, 03:54 AM

anyone?

simon.de · 10-31-2009, 03:03 PM

Hi Flex,

a have a similar problem at the moment.

I try to install karmic via debootstrap on a armel-platform running debian lenny.

To avoid the problem with the missing script, i created a symbolic link to one of the existing scripts. I have used "gutsy" as the source, since "hardy" and "intrepid" are also linked to the "gutsy"-script:

Code:

cd /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts
ln -s gutsy karmic

I started the debootstrap with the following command:

Code:

debootstrap --arch=armel karmic /mnt/ubuntu http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports

Perhaps you have to change your mirror to the one i have used.
The standard mirror only has the packages for x86-plattforms and you need the packages for powerpc.

Regards,
Simon

simon.de · 10-31-2009, 03:17 PM

Update:

The solution i have posted above does not work properly.

Downloading and extracting the packages works fine:

Code:

I: Retrieving Release
I: Retrieving Packages
I: Validating Packages
I: Resolving dependencies of required packages...
I: Resolving dependencies of base packages...
I: Checking component main on http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports...
I: Retrieving MANY_PACKAGES
I: Validating MANY_PACKAGES
...
I: Extracting MANY_PACKAGES

But after the last package is extracted, the debootstrap process stops with the following error message:

Code:

W: Failure trying to run: chroot /mnt/ubuntu mount -t proc proc /proc

Regards,
Simon

FLX · 11-01-2009, 08:12 AM

Hi simon.de,

Thanks for responding, got the same problem. Looked on google, not much info on it. Anyone any idea why this occurs?

Thanks,

Dennis

FLX · 11-01-2009, 08:31 AM

I feel stupid, we forgot the --foreign option!
I used the following on debian lenny and it worked:

Code:

debootstrap --foreign --arch=powerpc karmic ubuntu http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports

Haven't got time yet to check if the chrooted environment is actually working due to my box being down, I'll provide results when I can

Dennis

simon.de · 11-01-2009, 04:51 PM

Hi Dennis,

i do not need the option "--foreign" since i work directly (via ssh) on my armel-platform (a Buffalo Linkstation Live).

i also tried to do same the procedure for jaunty. and it works fine. the command i used is:

Code:

debootstrap --arch=armel jaunty /mnt/ubuntu http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports

I have no explanation, why it works for jaunty and the same procedure fails for karmic ...

Regards,
Simon