Hi! I can reproduce this bug, but only when running from grml-live, not from command-line.
# yes '' | LC_ALL=C debootstrap --arch i386 --exclude=dhcp-client,info squeeze /home/willi/software/grml/grml-k3b/grml_chroot http://127.0.0.1:3142/ftp.at.debian.org/debian I: Retrieving Release I: Retrieving Packages I: Validating Packages .... I: Configuring tasksel-data... I: Configuring tasksel... I: Base system installed successfully. # echo $? 0 # vs. # grml-live -a i386 -s squeeze -c GRMLBASE,GRML_MEDIUM,I386 -o /home/willi/software/grml/grml-k3b grml-live [0.9.20]: check your configuration (or use -F to force execution): ..... Unpacking Debian base archive No base.tgz found. Calling debootstrap. Creating base system using debootstrap version Calling debootstrap squeeze --arch i386 --exclude=dhcp-client,info /home/willi/software/grml/grml-k3b/grml_chroot http://127.0.0.1:3142/ftp.at.debian.org/debian I: Retrieving Release I: Retrieving Packages I: Validating Packages ..... I: Configuring tasksel... I: Base system installed successfully. debootstrap retured 141 Error in task extrbase. Traceback: task_error task_extrbase task task_dirinstall task task_action task main FATAL ERROR. Installation stopped. umount: /home/willi/software/grml/grml-k3b/grml_chroot/dev: not mounted End of /usr/sbin/fai [*] Rebuilding initramfs chroot: cannot run command `update-initramfs': No such file or directory As you can see, I've modified /usr/lib/fai/subroutines-linux to return the exit status. Willi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org