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Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packages

PostPosted: Dec 12th, '21, 15:17
by flink
I have burnt the Mageia-8-x86_64.iso on a DVD. Then I tried a fresh installation with formatting of the / partition. Plasma Desktop
However the installation reports failures of missing packages. I have also added a network http or ftp connection with the intention that the missing packages could be loaded from there. And the error reports remain. The installation is aborted.


34 installation transactions failed

Installation of packages failed:

libXdmcp.so.6()(64bit) is needed by lib64xcb1-1.14-1.mga8.x86_64
libxX11.so.6()(64bit) is needed by lib64xfixes3-5.0.3.3.mga8.x86_64
libfreetype.so.6()(64bit) is needed by fontconfig-2.13.93-4.mga8.x86_64
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Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 12th, '21, 15:24
by sturmvogel
See the 3rd comment here
https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14413
Try to install withaut update repos enabled. This can be done after the installation is completely done and the system is up.

Did you also check the checksums from your iso and burned installation media?

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 12th, '21, 15:28
by flink
sturmvogel wrote:
Did you also check the checksums from your iso and burned installation media?

yes, valid

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 12th, '21, 15:52
by flink
sturmvogel wrote:See the 3rd comment here
https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=14413
Try to install withaut update repos enabled. This can be done after the installation is completely done and the system is up.

Now I use the "Core Release" and the "Nonfree Release" sources only.
But the error message remains the same. :evil:

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 12th, '21, 20:21
by benmc
is there a particular reason you used a DVD as install media?


scratches, fingerprints and a failing reader can all cause install issues when using DVD optical media.

can you perform the install by using a USB pendrive?

note that it is possible to complete the install by using the Classic Install .iso from a partition on the HDD, you just need to use a boot medium to start the install.

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 08:56
by flink
benmc wrote:is there a particular reason you used a DVD as install media?

Yes. Also the former Mageia 7 installation has made problems. I could only install X DM. I can boot with the Mageia 8 GNOME Live DVD, but after a successfull installation with it and restart the Mageia screen freezes at the end.

Therefore I want to try out the installation with the Classic DVD with Plasma or any other than GNOME.

Shouldn't the classic DVD work?

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 09:15
by benmc
flink wrote:Shouldn't the classic DVD work?


yes, it should work fine.
I suspect that the reboot did not start successfully due to a hardware issue.

I wondered why you use a DVD optical media, as opposed to a USB pendrive, as optical media as can have issues due to fingerprints and reader faults.

are you able to boot up the Live Gnome again? and post the output of
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lspcidrake -v

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 09:49
by flink
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[live@localhost ~]$ lspcidrake -v

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 09:57
by benmc
quite a few "unknown" in there.

how old is your hardware?

from the Live Gnome, please also
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 uname -r

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 10:11
by flink
benmc wrote:quite a few "unknown" in there.

how old is your hardware?

HP Elitebook 6930p

available since 2009

benmc wrote:from the Live Gnome, please also
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 uname -r


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[live@localhost ~]$ uname -r
5.10.16-desktop-1.mga8

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 10:21
by benmc
I am on an HP ProBook 4520s, 2010, so similar era.

I suspect that you have a physical problem with your optical media or the reader.

Are you able to use a USB stick as install medium?

edit:

from the Gnome Live, please attach the install log for the failed install

it is in /root/drakx/

this will show the missing packages.
one at least was for the x display

it may be possible to add the missing packages manually.

when we have discovered the missing packages you will need to then,boot to grub.
edit the kernel line in grub by appending with a 3
log in as root at the prompt.
run
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drak dm

see which display managers are available

see if your network is enabled
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drakconnect


if network is available, add online media -
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urpmi.removemedia -a
urpmi.addmedia --distrib 'ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/mageia/distrib/$VERSION/$ARCH'


or edit the "ftp....../$arch" to suit your preferred mirror.

to add a 2nd (or third)DM
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urpmi lightdm

run
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drakdm
again and choose lightdm

then
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urpmi missing_package missing_package
....etc

upon completion, reboot and let us know if there are still problems.

edit #2
you have not yet setup a root or user credentials, so you would need to do this after your first login, login would be "live", and no password.

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 14:31
by doktor5000
benmc wrote:quite a few "unknown" in there.

"unknown" is mostly not an issue, this usually shows up for drivers that are built into the kernel and loadable as modules - the majority of chipset parts usually show as unknown, which is not an issue.

Re: Classic Installation DVD Mageia 8 ends in missing packag

PostPosted: Dec 13th, '21, 20:16
by flink
benmc wrote:I am on an HP ProBook 4520s, 2010, so similar era.
from the Gnome Live, please attach the install log for the failed install


This is another story.
So I have create a new issue for this.

Installation fails from Mageia 8 GNOME Live DVD