[Bug 1117292] Re: 'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host raring server installation

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]

Looks to me like this would be an issue caused by remaining files from
other iso images when they are done using usb-creator.

If you're running into the server install failing with such errors as
"busybox-initramfs" failing to install or other messages saying that
"apt-install or in-target are already in use"; see if you have a stray
"casper" directory on the USB drive used to do the install.

This would happen for people writing a desktop image to a USB drive,
then writing a server image without formatting; the base installer will
pick the squashfs file from casper/ first if it's there, which could
make the installation fail.

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Title:
  'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host
  raring server installation

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Raring virtual-host server preseeded installation failed with the
  following error with 20130206 i386 image.

  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: apt-install or in-target is already running, so you cannot run either of
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: them again until the other instance finishes. You may be able to use
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: 'chroot /target ...' instead.
  Feb  6 09:23:05 in-target: Unexpected error; command not executed: 'sh -c debconf-apt-progress --no-progress --logstderr -- 	apt-get -q -y --no-remove install busybox-initramfs'
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install PACKAGE busybox-initramfs
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [busybox-initramfs]
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> PROGRESS stop
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> INPUT critical base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> GO

  This appears to be an intermittent issue because a manual installation
  and a consecutive preseeded installation succeeded.

  The log files, the preseed file and the screenshot of the failure are
  attached

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