[Bug 920035] Re: Precise alternate (and therefore LTSP) install fails

[Tero Lyytikäinen]

This bug affects me with 12.04.02 installer. I'm booting from usb on a
HP dc5300 with 3 network cards. The same usb image has been used to
successfully install other systems. The hanging is not intermittent as I
have tried to install several times. Also the hanging is permanent or at
least didn't continue the install in 24 hours. The network autodetection
goes fine and then it hangs. Alt-F4 shows:

DEBUG: Writing DHCP stanza for eth0
DEBUG: Success!

as the last lines logged.

By logging in to console (Alt-F2) and running ps I saw as the last
processes in the list:

16014 root 8712 S rdnssd -f -u root -r /tmp/rndssd_resolv
16015 root 10812 S rdnssd -f -u root -r /tmp/rndssd_resolv

running kill 16015 "solved" the hang and the installation proceeded
further.

Hope this information helps someone.

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Title:
  Precise alternate (and therefore LTSP) install fails

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  On socket 775 and 1155 motherboards, Precise i386 intermittently fails
  to install from alternate CD.

  Machine is not locked up, but merely stalled and some information is
  available by pressing Ctrl Alt F4.

  Gigabyte G31-M, and Foxconn, both 775 motherboards, install stops
  after inputting hostname. Ctrl Alt F4 information shows no errors. The
  last things to be on the screen are several successes with these at
  the end:

  DEBUG: Writing DHCP stanza for eth0
  DEBUG: Success!

  (Bug report rewritten after further testing with Precise final and
  Quantal Daily 12/8/12)

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