Warning: failure while installing base packages.

[TheDutchCoder]

I'm getting this error haflway through doing a fresh install via USB.

Not sure how to proceed from here.

FWIW: I'm installing on a PC with no ethernet connection (right now), not sure if the installer tries to grab any remote packages or not.

[sharkwouter]

Which hardware are you using?

[TheDutchCoder]

Good question, but I have a feeling my GPU isn't supported, as it's an
older radeon and even my main PC has a 7950, which isn't supported (I was
trying the build on my older PC).
On Mar 21, 2015 6:52 PM, "Wouter Wijsman" notifications@github.com wrote:

Which hardware are you using?

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[directhex]

The install shouldn't grab remote packages during the debian-installer phase, but an ethernet connection is absolutely mandatory for the Steam installing phase, and it'll all crash & burn there.

To know what isn't installing, we'll need to know where specifically it's failing - switch to a terminal with ctrl-alt-f2, take a look at syslog, and attach a photo of the first package install failure

[ArnoB]

I am also experiencing this issue. Here's the syslog output:

Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: Unpacking libgl1-nvidia-glx:amd64 (from .../libgl1-nvidia-glx_346.35-1+bsos1_amd64.deb) ...
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): frontend started
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is libgl1-nvidia-glx
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst install
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- GET nvidia-driver/check-for-unsupported-gpu
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0 true
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists vendor NVIDIA
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists driver nvidia-driver
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists legacy_driver nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists free_name Nouveau
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists free_driver xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- SUBST nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists unsupported-device 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] [10de:0640] (rev a1)
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- GET nvidia-driver/supported-in-legacy-driver-name
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0 
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- RESET nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- FSET nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists seen false
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0 false
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- GO 
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0 ok
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: *** The following unsupported devices are present in the machine:
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] [10de:0640] (rev a1)
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): <-- GET nvidia-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: debconf (developer): --> 0 false
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: Aborting nvidia driver installation.
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-nvidia-glx_346.35-1+bsos1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
Jul 29 20:27:43 debootstrap:  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Jul 29 20:27:44 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of libnvidia-eglcore:amd64 already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:44 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of libegl1-nvidia:amd64 already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:44 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of libnvidia-ml1:amd64 already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:45 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of nvidia-driver-bin already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:45 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of xserver-xorg-video-nvidia already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:45 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of nvidia-vdpau-driver:amd64 already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:45 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of nvidia-kernel-dkms already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:45 debootstrap: dpkg: version 346.35-1+bsos1 of nvidia-driver already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:46 debootstrap: dpkg: version 334.16-1+bsos1 of nvidia-modprobe already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:46 debootstrap: dpkg: version 20130816+1+bsos12 of nvidia-support already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:46 debootstrap: dpkg: version 20130816+1+bsos12 of nvidia-kernel-common already installed, skipping
Jul 29 20:27:46 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing:
Jul 29 20:27:46 debootstrap:  /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-nvidia-glx_346.35-1+bsos1_amd64.deb

If it's relevant and needs be, I have the entire syslog file here to attach. (FWIW, I just used the shell to copy /var/log/syslog to /target/root/ and then accessed that with the ExtFS driver for Windows.)

[directhex]

Those logs are gold. Inexplicable, but something I can work from.

[ArnoB]

Hardware for the above:

• Core i3-3220
• 8GB RAM (1600Mhz)
• Nvidia 9500GT GPU

I can find my motherboard make & model if I open 'er up, let me know if that's relevant.

Other troubleshooting steps I have followed:

• The MD5SUM for the SteamOSDVD.iso image checks out fine.
• I have tried this off of a physical DVD and a USB stick.
• I have used both dd and unetbootin to write the image to USB.
• I am currently waiting for the StephensonsRocket159plus1.iso torrent to finish downloading. I have slow internet at home, so it might take a day or so.

Let me know if there's anything else I might try.

[ArnoB]

Also if relevant: The syslog contains a total of 1368 <package> already installed, skipping error messages from dpkg.

[ArnoB]

UPDATE: The StephensonsRocket159plus1.iso version installed perfectly. Will redo the other brokeninstallation if necessary for testing.

[erlingn]

I cloned this repo and generated an iso with gen.sh and got the same messages as above. I followed in ArnoB's footsteps and tried StephensonsRocket159plus1.iso, which worked!

[sharkwouter]

Seems to have been fixed some versions ago