root@octobertop:/mnt# rm ubuntu/debootstrap/debootstrap.log root@octobertop:/mnt# /usr/sbin/debootstrap --arch amd64 feisty /mnt/ubuntu file:/cdrom/ubuntu/ I: Validating Packages I: Resolving dependencies of required packages... I: Resolving dependencies of base packages... I: Installing core packages... W: Failure trying to run: chroot /mnt/ubuntu dpkg --force-depends --install root@octobertop:/mnt# cat ubuntu/debootstrap/debootstrap.log ar: /mnt/ubuntu/: File format not recognized zcat: stdin: unexpected end of file dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 2 package `dpkg': error in Version string `': version string is empty root@octobertop:/mnt#