+# no softupdate but fresh installation
+echo "Action $FAI_ACTION of FAI (hooks/instsoft.GRMLBASE) via grml-live running"
+
+# work around /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub failing
+# inside openvz environment, see #597084
+if ! $ROOTCMD dpkg-divert --list | grep -q '/usr/sbin/update-grub' ; then
+ echo "Diverting update-grub executable"
+ $ROOTCMD dpkg-divert --rename --add /usr/sbin/update-grub
+ $ROOTCMD ln -s /bin/true /usr/sbin/update-grub
+fi
+
+# work around a bug which causes openvz to freeze when grub-probe is invoked
+if ! $ROOTCMD dpkg-divert --list | grep -q '/usr/sbin/grub-probe' ; then
+ echo "Diverting grub-probe executable"
+ $ROOTCMD dpkg-divert --rename --add /usr/sbin/grub-probe
+ $ROOTCMD ln -s /bin/true /usr/sbin/grub-probe
+fi
+
+# make sure we have file-rc available before package_config/GRML* is being executed {{{
+# the apt-get update might return an error if there's for example
+# a hashsum mismatch on Debian mirror sources, we might want to continue
+# but should warn the user
+if ! $ROOTCMD apt-get update ; then
+ echo "Warning: there was an error executing apt-get update, continuing anyway."
+ echo "Warning: there was an error executing apt-get update, continuing anyway." >&2
+fi
+
+# newer aptitude versions won't remove essential packages using
+# 'aptitude -f -y install file-rc' anymore, therefore force it via:
+$ROOTCMD aptitude -o Aptitude::ProblemResolver::Keep-All-Tier=60000 -f -y install file-rc
+# }}}
+
+# get rid of insserv:
+if $ROOTCMD dpkg --list insserv 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^ii' ; then
+ $ROOTCMD apt-get -y --purge remove insserv
+fi
+
+# we definitely don't want to fail running fai dirinstall just
+# because of some well known bugs:
+[ -d $target/etc/apt/apt.conf.d ] || mkdir $target/etc/apt/apt.conf.d
+cat > $target/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10apt-listbugs << EOF
+// Check all packages whether they has critical bugs before they are installed.
+// If you don't like it, comment it out.
+//DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10"};
+//DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs "";
+//DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs::Version "2";
+EOF
+
+# make sure /dev/MAKEDEV is available:
+if [ -x "$target"/sbin/MAKEDEV ] && ! [ -r "$target"/dev/MAKEDEV ] ; then
+ ln -s /sbin/MAKEDEV "$target"/dev/MAKEDEV
+fi