Debootstrapping Debian-testing from http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ and http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ fails -"faulty" package ifupdown_0.8.6_amd64.deb, no more file retrieval with apt-get install from inside chroot after base package retrieval

[s***@secure.mailbox.org]

Hi Debian-testing members,

(I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC me. Thanks)

I have encountered some problems while debootstrapping a Debian-testing
installation into a chroot environment. First I debootstrapped first
retrieving the files from (1) and then once again from (2), but with the
same results. I did a check using lintian to learn more about the possibly
"faulty" package. On the other hand, I could not retrieve any more files
after the first debootstrap base package retrieval session. Is it worth
filing a bug report?
My system: debian-oldstable 32 bits (7.9.) on a 64 bit kernel (4.2.6).
debootstrap version 1.0.48+deb7u4


(1)# debootstrap --arch amd64 stretch /mnt/chroot/stretch_64
http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/
(2)# debootstrap --arch amd64 stretch /mnt/chroot/stretch_64
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/


(Shell output)
(...)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)

debootstrap.log
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.8.6_amd64.deb (5 times)

Debootstrap error message --> checking with lintian
# lintian --check --verbose --show-overrides
/mnt/chroot/stretch_64/var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.8.6_amd64.deb

N: Using profile debian/main.
N: Setting up lab in /tmp/temp-lintian-lab-8osJjdfKfW ...
N: ----
N: Processing binary package ifupdown (version 0.8.6, arch amd64) ...
O: ifupdown: init.d-script-possible-missing-stop etc/init.d/networking 1
----------------------------------------------
after accessing chroot environment for retrieving additional files (here:
ssh)

CHROOT-***@mymachine:/# apt-get install ssh
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
krb5-locales libbsd0 libedit2 libgssapi-krb5-2 libk5crypto3 libkeyutils1
libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 libwrap0 libx11-6 libx11-data libxau6 libxcb1
libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxmuu1 ncurses-term openssh-client openssh-server
openssh-sftp-server tcpd xauth
Suggested packages:
krb5-doc krb5-user ssh-askpass libpam-ssh keychain monkeysphere rssh
molly-guard ufw
The following NEW packages will be installed:
krb5-locales libbsd0 libedit2 libgssapi-krb5-2 libk5crypto3 libkeyutils1
libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 libwrap0 libx11-6 libx11-data libxau6 libxcb1
libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxmuu1 ncurses-term openssh-client openssh-server
openssh-sftp-server ssh tcpd xauth
0 upgraded, 23 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 6442 kB of archives.
After this operation, 18.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y

Err:1 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libwrap0 amd64
7.6.q-25
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:2 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libxau6 amd64
1:1.0.8-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:3 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libxdmcp6 amd64
1:1.1.2-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:4 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libxcb1 amd64
1.10-3+b1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:5 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libx11-data all
2:1.6.3-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:6 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libx11-6 amd64
2:1.6.3-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:7 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libxext6 amd64
2:1.3.3-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:8 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libbsd0 amd64 0.8.1-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:9 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libedit2 amd64
3.1-20150325-1+b1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:10 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libkeyutils1 amd64
1.5.9-8
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:11 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libkrb5support0 amd64
1.13.2+dfsg-4
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:12 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libk5crypto3 amd64
1.13.2+dfsg-4
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:13 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libkrb5-3 amd64
1.13.2+dfsg-4
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:14 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libgssapi-krb5-2
amd64 1.13.2+dfsg-4
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:15 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 openssh-client amd64
1:7.1p1-6
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:16 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 openssh-sftp-server
amd64 1:7.1p1-6
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:17 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 openssh-server amd64
1:7.1p1-6
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:18 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 ssh all 1:7.1p1-6
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:19 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 krb5-locales all
1.13.2+dfsg-4
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:20 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 ncurses-term all
6.0+20151024-2
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:21 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 libxmuu1 amd64
2:1.1.2-2
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:22 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 tcpd amd64 7.6.q-25
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
Err:23 http://debootstrap.invalid stretch/main amd64 xauth amd64 1:1.0.9-1
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/t/tcp-wrappers/libwrap0_7.6.q-25_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libxau/libxau6_1.0.8-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libxdmcp/libxdmcp6_1.1.2-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libxcb/libxcb1_1.10-3+b1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-data_1.6.3-1_all.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libx11/libx11-6_1.6.3-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libxext/libxext6_1.3.3-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libb/libbsd/libbsd0_0.8.1-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libe/libedit/libedit2_3.1-20150325-1+b1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/k/keyutils/libkeyutils1_1.5.9-8_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/k/krb5/libkrb5support0_1.13.2+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/k/krb5/libk5crypto3_1.13.2+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/k/krb5/libkrb5-3_1.13.2+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/k/krb5/libgssapi-krb5-2_1.13.2+dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/o/openssh/openssh-client_7.1p1-6_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/o/openssh/openssh-sftp-server_7.1p1-6_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/o/openssh/openssh-server_7.1p1-6_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/o/openssh/ssh_7.1p1-6_all.deb Could
not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/k/krb5/krb5-locales_1.13.2+dfsg-4_all.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-term_6.0+20151024-2_all.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/libx/libxmu/libxmuu1_1.1.2-2_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/t/tcp-wrappers/tcpd_7.6.q-25_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.0.9-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with
--fix-missing?

CHROOT-***@mymachine:/# apt-get install --fix-missing
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I have the entire debootstrap log, if it is necessary. Here I just
extracted the most important information.

What can I do to install more packages? Should I file a bug report?

Thanks in advance

Stephan

[Cindy-Sue Causey]

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
Hi Debian-testing members,
(I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC me. Thanks)
I have encountered some problems while debootstrapping a Debian-testing
installation into a chroot environment. First I debootstrapped first
retrieving the files from (1) and then once again from (2), but with the
same results. I did a check using lintian to learn more about the possibly
"faulty" package. On the other hand, I could not retrieve any more files
after the first debootstrap base package retrieval session. Is it worth
filing a bug report?
My system: debian-oldstable 32 bits (7.9.) on a 64 bit kernel (4.2.6).
debootstrap version 1.0.48+deb7u4
(1)# debootstrap --arch amd64 stretch /mnt/chroot/stretch_64
http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/
(2)# debootstrap --arch amd64 stretch /mnt/chroot/stretch_64
http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/
(Shell output)
(...)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up
to five times.
W: See /mnt/chroot/stretch_64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details
(possibly the package archive is at fault)
debootstrap.log
/var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.8.6_amd64.deb (5 times)
Debootstrap error message --> checking with lintian
# lintian --check --verbose --show-overrides
/mnt/chroot/stretch_64/var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.8.6_amd64.deb
N: Using profile debian/main.
N: Setting up lab in /tmp/temp-lintian-lab-8osJjdfKfW ...
N: ----
N: Processing binary package ifupdown (version 0.8.6, arch amd64) ...
O: ifupdown: init.d-script-possible-missing-stop etc/init.d/networking 1
----------------------------------------------
ssh)

< temporarily snipped for brevity >

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
E: Failed to fetch
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/x/xauth/xauth_1.0.9-1_amd64.deb
Could not resolve 'debootstrap.invalid'
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with
--fix-missing?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
I have the entire debootstrap log, if it is necessary. Here I just
extracted the most important information.
What can I do to install more packages? Should I file a bug report?

Hi, Stephan.. I just happened to have been in a debootstrap frame of
mind myself today. I'm used to it working with very little trouble so
all I can do is pretend I'm wearing your Shoes right now. I looked at
things like where your command ends ../debian/ and mine is ../debian.
That didn't make any difference, and I've since also seen that
trailing "/" in the online Wiki documentation.

I'm curious about where it seems to be pulling
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/ out of its hat. That's the first
I've ever seen that. The "invalid" part is familiar as something
referenced within the debootstrap copy's hierarchy of
/var/lib/apt/lists. AND of course I just looked and can't find an
example in mine to share... as example. But I HAVE seen the word
"invalid" in there.. :)

Can you look in your copy's /var/lib/apt/lists, and see 1) how many
files are in there and 2) if any reference the word "invalid"?

THIS IS *NOT* a recommended method BUT... One of the things I have to
do with mine occasionally is go into that lists directory (*IN
DEBOOSTRAP'S COPY!*) and delete the two or three smaller files I find
in there. The ones I target for deletion are the ones that are under
~300kb in size.

It's just something I learned by trial and error via dialup access.
Those smaller files I delete occasionally are the "invalid" named
files. The reasons I run into for having to delete those smaller files
mostly involve errors regarding valid versus invalid release
signatures at the beginning of the debootstrap process...

My apologies that I don't have any more than that to offer. I LOVE
DEBOOTSTRAP, and my sessions go well.. If you're working on it in a
couple hours, I'll be back inside after finishing up some outside
evening chores. I'll be happy to take a deeper poke at the problem
then if no one else has any answers that work.

Also, you might try over at the Debian-User list. Fair warning is that
there's still not too many who go the deboostrap route (in case you
don't receive much response). I'm actually personally trying to change
that because it's a phenomenal accessibility/usability related Debian
installation tool for poverty level computer users.. :)

Cindy :)

[Niels Thykier]

Post by Cindy-Sue Causey

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
Hi Debian-testing members,
(I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC me. Thanks)
I have encountered some problems while debootstrapping a Debian-testing
installation into a chroot environment. First I debootstrapped first
retrieving the files from (1) and then once again from (2), but with the
same results. I did a check using lintian to learn more about the possibly
"faulty" package. On the other hand, I could not retrieve any more files
after the first debootstrap base package retrieval session. Is it worth
filing a bug report?
My system: debian-oldstable 32 bits (7.9.) on a 64 bit kernel (4.2.6).
debootstrap version 1.0.48+deb7u4
[...]

Cindy :)

Hi,

This is a known and temporary issue.

The problem is that ifupdown is (temporarily) uninstallable with udev
(but is installable on its own). It will disappear when the new version
of udev migrates[1].

Thanks,
~Niels

[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/systemd

[s***@secure.mailbox.org]

Hi Niels,

Post by Niels Thykier

Post by Cindy-Sue Causey

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
Hi Debian-testing members,
(I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC me. Thanks)
I have encountered some problems while debootstrapping a
Debian-testing
installation into a chroot environment. First I debootstrapped first
retrieving the files from (1) and then once again from (2), but with the
same results. I did a check using lintian to learn more about the possibly
"faulty" package. On the other hand, I could not retrieve any more files
after the first debootstrap base package retrieval session. Is it worth
filing a bug report?
My system: debian-oldstable 32 bits (7.9.) on a 64 bit kernel (4.2.6).
debootstrap version 1.0.48+deb7u4
[...]

Cindy :)

Hi,
This is a known and temporary issue.
The problem is that ifupdown is (temporarily) uninstallable with udev
(but is installable on its own). It will disappear when the new version
of udev migrates[1].
Thanks,
~Niels
[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/systemd

that's where it was at. Thanks. I forgot to search the BTS :-( Now, I have
read it.
Does that imply that there is currently no way of installing more than the
base packages when debootstrapping debian-testing? After the
debootstrapping (of the base packages) it's apt-get that installs the
other packages selected by the user. But it failed (in my example,
installing ssh) outputting "invalid dist" messages/URLs (see my previous
mail).
Well, let me check the BTS first! :-)

Cheers,

Stephan

[Niels Thykier]

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
Hi Niels,

[...]

that's where it was at. Thanks. I forgot to search the BTS :-( Now, I have
read it.
Does that imply that there is currently no way of installing more than the
base packages when debootstrapping debian-testing? After the
debootstrapping (of the base packages) it's apt-get that installs the
other packages selected by the user. But it failed (in my example,
installing ssh) outputting "invalid dist" messages/URLs (see my previous
mail).
Well, let me check the BTS first! :-)
Cheers,
Stephan

Hi,

Indeed, I suspect that testing is unbootstrapable atm. (but it will be
again in a few days). There are a couple of work arounds that may (or
may not) be suitable for you:

* bootstrap from snapshot.debian.org
- Pick a time+date before ifupdown migrated to testing (see [1])
* bootstrap from stable and upgrade from there
* bootstrap unstable

Thanks,
~Niels

[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ifupdown

[s***@secure.mailbox.org]

Hi Niels,

Post by Niels Thykier

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
Hi Niels,

[...]

that's where it was at. Thanks. I forgot to search the BTS :-( Now, I have
read it.
Does that imply that there is currently no way of installing more than the
base packages when debootstrapping debian-testing? (...)

Indeed, I suspect that testing is unbootstrapable atm. (but it will be
again in a few days). There are a couple of work arounds that may (or
* bootstrap from snapshot.debian.org
- Pick a time+date before ifupdown migrated to testing (see [1])
* bootstrap from stable and upgrade from there
* bootstrap unstable

thanks, very kind of you.
I'll snapshot testing and if it works I'll be --quiet, if not, I'ill put
the --verbose option. :-)
Thanks for your kind help, Cindy, too. We may even set up a debootstrap
team. :-)

Cheers,

Stephan

[s***@secure.mailbox.org]

Hi Niels, hi Cindy,

Post by Niels Thykier

Post by s***@secure.mailbox.org
Hi Niels,

Hi,
Indeed, I suspect that testing is unbootstrapable atm. (but it will be
again in a few days). There are a couple of work arounds that may (or
* bootstrap from snapshot.debian.org
- Pick a time+date before ifupdown migrated to testing (see [1])
* bootstrap from stable and upgrade from there
* bootstrap unstable
Thanks,
~Niels
[1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ifupdown

OK, I checked the snapshot.debian.org option (fine to have it!), but,
finally, I have chosen the third option you mention and have successfully
debootstrapped unstable.

Thanks again.

Stephan

[s***@secure.mailbox.org]

Hi Cindy,

thanks for your kind reply. Yes, you're positively right, debootstrap is a
fantastic installation tool (apt/dpkg as well). I mainly decided to set it
up for testing purposes. To be able to run more recent versions of
packages, packages that do not run on your current system, see how it's
like. Testing the testing version might be an option as well.

Here's the output
CHROOT-***@mymachine:/var/lib/apt/lists# ls -l

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 205127 Jan 12 02:59
debootstrap.invalid_dists_stretch_Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554 Jan 12 02:59
debootstrap.invalid_dists_stretch_Release.gpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37283681 Jan 12 02:24
debootstrap.invalid_dists_stretch_main_binary-amd64_Packages
-rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Jan 12 06:33 lock
drwx------ 2 _apt root 48 Jan 12 06:33 partial

I wonder why it is called "invalid_dists". There are those files you
mentioned. Simply deleting them without any documentation or information
might be a workaround, but first I'd like to understand why it failed, why
the same package, i.e. the network interface configuration tool ifupdown,
retrieved from two different debian servers is "faulty". It's something
about the init.d-script. Ah, now I know where I have to look at
tomorrow...the lintian tag descriptions!
And to know why the further retrieval of files after the base package
system did not work would be interesting, too.

Well, I will have another session of analyzing log and error files. I may
follow your advice to post it on the debian-user list. I couldn't find a
debootstrap mailing list, so it seemed to me that Debian-testing was the
appropriate place to ask and inform as it concerned stretch.

Kind regards

Stephan

Lörrach (Germany)



Hi, Stephan.. I just happened to have been in a debootstrap frame of
mind myself today. I'm used to it working with very little trouble so
all I can do is pretend I'm wearing your Shoes right now. I looked at
things like where your command ends ../debian/ and mine is ../debian.
That didn't make any difference, and I've since also seen that
trailing "/" in the online Wiki documentation.

I'm curious about where it seems to be pulling
http://debootstrap.invalid/pool/main/ out of its hat. That's the first
I've ever seen that. The "invalid" part is familiar as something
referenced within the debootstrap copy's hierarchy of
/var/lib/apt/lists. AND of course I just looked and can't find an
example in mine to share... as example. But I HAVE seen the word
"invalid" in there.. :)

Can you look in your copy's /var/lib/apt/lists, and see 1) how many
files are in there and 2) if any reference the word "invalid"?

THIS IS *NOT* a recommended method BUT... One of the things I have to
do with mine occasionally is go into that lists directory (*IN
DEBOOSTRAP'S COPY!*) and delete the two or three smaller files I find
in there. The ones I target for deletion are the ones that are under
~300kb in size.

It's just something I learned by trial and error via dialup access.
Those smaller files I delete occasionally are the "invalid" named
files. The reasons I run into for having to delete those smaller files
mostly involve errors regarding valid versus invalid release
signatures at the beginning of the debootstrap process...

My apologies that I don't have any more than that to offer. I LOVE
DEBOOTSTRAP, and my sessions go well.. If you're working on it in a
couple hours, I'll be back inside after finishing up some outside
evening chores. I'll be happy to take a deeper poke at the problem
then if no one else has any answers that work.

Also, you might try over at the Debian-User list. Fair warning is that
there's still not too many who go the deboostrap route (in case you
don't receive much response). I'm actually personally trying to change
that because it's a phenomenal accessibility/usability related Debian
installation tool for poverty level computer users.. :)

Cindy :)