I had a similar problem when trying to debootstrap a USB disk. Searching about it I found a hint that the partition in question should have been mounted using the "exec" option initially. Everything worked fine after that.
So if the exec does the trick, does this actually render the problem solved? (and hence bug status to be resolved?) HTH, ---- KS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]