8.04.1 Install problems - alternate CD

[jtu]

Trying to install this on a machine that already has 3 other bootable systems using the IBM bootmanager. I have created the following logical partitions (using another tool - dfsee) on sdb:

/boot about 7.8meg
/usr ~5gig
/ ~4gig
swap ~250meg
/var ~400meg
/home ~900 meg

I formatted everything as part of the ubuntu install process. It fails - here's an excerpt from syslog:

Jan 19 23:03:54 in-target: binutils-static linux-generic linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:03:54 in-target: linux-image-generic linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:03:54 in-target: linux-restricted-modules-common linux-restricted-modules-generic
Jan 19 23:03:54 in-target: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic nvidia-kernel-common
Jan 19 23:04:02 in-target: 0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Jan 19 23:04:02 in-target: Need to get 0B/41.8MB of archives.
Jan 19 23:04:02 in-target: After this operation, 127MB of additional disk space will be used.
Jan 19 23:04:02 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic.
Jan 19 23:04:02 in-target: (Reading database ... 8631 files and directories currently installed.)
Jan 19 23:04:02 in-target: Unpacking linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic (from .../linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24-19.34_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:03 debconf: Obsolete command TITLE Configuring linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic called
Jan 19 23:04:03 in-target: Done.
Jan 19 23:04:16 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic.
Jan 19 23:04:16 in-target: Unpacking linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic (from .../linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24-19.28_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package binutils-static.
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Unpacking binutils-static (from .../binutils-static_2.18.1~cvs20080103-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-generic.
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Unpacking linux-image-generic (from .../linux-image-generic_2.6.24.19.21_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules-common.
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Unpacking linux-restricted-modules-common (from .../linux-restricted-modules-common_2.6.24.13-19.44_all.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package nvidia-kernel-common.
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Unpacking nvidia-kernel-common (from .../nvidia-kernel-common_20051028+1ubuntu8_all.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic.
Jan 19 23:04:20 in-target: Unpacking linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic (from .../linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24.13-19.44_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:22 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules-generic.
Jan 19 23:04:22 in-target: Unpacking linux-restricted-modules-generic (from .../linux-restricted-modules-generic_2.6.24.19.21_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:22 in-target: Selecting previously deselected package linux-generic.
Jan 19 23:04:22 in-target: Unpacking linux-generic (from .../linux-generic_2.6.24.19.21_i386.deb) ...
Jan 19 23:04:22 in-target: Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic (2.6.24-19.34) ...
Jan 19 23:04:23 in-target: Running depmod.
Jan 19 23:04:24 in-target: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: gzip:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: stdout: No space left on device
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Failed to create initrd image.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic (--configure):
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic; however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic (--configure):
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Setting up binutils-static (2.18.1~cvs20080103-0ubuntu1) ...
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic; however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-image-generic depends on linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic; however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Setting up linux-restricted-modules-common (2.6.24.13-19.44) ...
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Setting up nvidia-kernel-common (20051028+1ubuntu8) ...
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: ************************************************** **********************
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: *
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: * The update-modules command is deprecated and should not be used!
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: *
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: ************************************************** **********************
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic; however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic (--configure):
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic; however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.24.19.21); however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.24.19.21); however:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: Errors were encountered while processing:
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-image-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-restricted-modules-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: linux-generic
Jan 19 23:04:36 in-target: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Jan 19 23:04:36 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-install

The whole syslog is at http://jt-mj.net/stuff/syslogu

I had previously tried without the /boot partition, (making / bootable) but it then wanted me to install grub somewhere (MBR is not an option on my systems) and I didn't remember the partition number of / (although I did see a /boot in there). If I ever get this far, how should I proceed there?

Tnx

jt

[Pumalite]

Do you see Ubuntu at all in your boot manager?

[jtu]

Do you see Ubuntu at all in your boot manager?

I see it there because I put the /boot partition there. However, it doesn't go that far....

If I try to boot there, it says that the partition is not formatted:-(

[pdk]

I disconnected all the drives with other o/s's. Installed and used grub to create a floppy boot. I then plugged back all my drives and booted Ubuntu. It uses the UUID so no problems with finding the disk.
I then used the grub gui which is able to figure out all the o's's and created a new floppy with the newly generated /boot/grub/menu.lst
(I always install each o/s in the first primary partition, save a lot of hassle)
Hope this helps (I think I kept notes at home it you need more help)
Peter (pdk.knight@gmail.com)