Bug#432589: Bug in netinst for Etch causes expert-installation to hang at tasksel

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r0/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r0-i386-netinst.iso Date: 2007-07-10 21:14

Machine: Custom Built
Processor: AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+
Memory: 2x1gb DDR2 PC6400 Kingston
Partitions: 10g for /, 4g for swap and rest for /home.

Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: not possible

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [O]
Configure network:      [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:    [O]
Install tasks:          [E]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Overall install:        [E]

Comments/Problems:

I have tried this installation five or six times now, and I have been able to reproduce a bug.
When I boot the netinst-cd and use the `expert`-argument to do a fully customised installation, the installation fails at tasksel. I deselect `Desktop System` so only `Standard` is selected and then continue installation. The installation then downloads 81 packages. After the 81 packages the installer hangs. When I boot and don't give the expert-argument, the installer works fine. Partitioning, user setup, networking, modules and other stuff is all the same at both installations, but the expert-installation keeps failing.

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