**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Thu Oct 30 03:00:00 2014 Oct 30 14:28:46 Bah. sudo debootstrap --arch=armhf --variant=minbase --foreign trusty /mnt/ubuntu http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu results in: E: Couldn't download dists/trusty/main/binary-armhf/Packages ... If I want debootstrap a minimal armhf from an amd64 box, is there something special I should be doing? This syntax I'm using works under Debian Oct 30 14:36:43 Ah, needed to omit the URL Oct 30 14:36:54 you shoudl eb using qemu-debootstrap Oct 30 14:36:58 not debootstrap Oct 30 14:37:06 and omit --foreign Oct 30 14:41:36 ogra_: Interestingly it seems to have completed without complaint now, after I removed the ubuntu.com URL. I should use qemu-debootstrap even if this is to be used on a native ARM device? Oct 30 14:43:20 yes Oct 30 14:43:33 it just does the right thing Oct 30 14:43:46 and you dont need all the foreign mess Oct 30 14:44:15 ogra_: OK, thanks! Oct 30 14:44:25 (you will get a properly usable rootfs directly without having to do the second steps on device later= Oct 30 14:47:48 Re-doing it now with qemu-debootstrap Oct 30 14:48:30 Complained about keyring this time but seems to be continuing Oct 30 15:00:19 Success! Now to see if this stupid tablet will actually boot it. Oct 30 17:28:30 Anyone know where I can get an updated Uboot for the Applied Micro X-Gene? **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Oct 31 02:59:59 2014