Trouble installing sid via debootstrap
Hi,
I have a couple of servers running older versions of RedHat that I am 
interested in migrating to Debian.  One is a home server that I can try 
things out on, so it was the first test subject.  I am an experienced 
administrator, though new to Debian, and the install from an existing 
Linux system appealed to me.  Unfortunately the install did not complete 
successfully, and I hope someone can enlighten me about how to fix the 
problem or that it just isn't going to work.
I followed the directions in appendix C of the online Installation 
manual for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, but used files from "sid".  Is this 
doomed to failure?  Should I only use the instruction with "sarge"?  In 
case it is helpful, here are excepts from the shell window:
Thanks for any help,
Cris
[root@crispc /]# /usr/sbin/debootstrap --arch i386 sid /c  
http://http.us.debian.org/debian
I: Retrieving Release
I: Retrieving Packages
I: Validating Packages
W: 
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/main/binary-i386/Packages.bz2 
was corrupt
I: Retrieving Packages
I: Validating Packages
W: 
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 
was corrupt
I: Retrieving Packages
I: Validating Packages
W: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/main/binary-i386/Packages 
was corrupt
I: Checking component main on http://http.us.debian.org/debian...
I: Extracting base-files...
[[ Various Extracting, Unpacking, and Configuring ... ]]
I: Configuring base-config...
W: Failure while configuring base packages.  This will be attempted 5 times.
W: Failure while configuring base packages.  This will be attempted 5 times.
W: Failure while configuring base packages.  This will be attempted 5 times.
W: Failure while configuring base packages.  This will be attempted 5 times.
W: Failure while configuring base packages.  This will be attempted 5 times.
I: Base system installed successfully.
[root@crispc /]# chroot /c /bin/bash
crispc:/etc# vi fstab
crispc:/etc# dpkg-reconfigure console-data
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
       LANGUAGE = (unset),
       LC_ALL = (unset),
       LANG = "en_US"
   are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
       LANGUAGE = (unset),
       LC_ALL = (unset),
       LANG = "en_US"
   are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
/usr/bin/locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or 
directory
/usr/bin/locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file 
or directory
/usr/bin/locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or 
directory
Looking for keymap to install:
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
       LANGUAGE = (unset),
       LC_ALL = (unset),
       LANG = "en_US"
   are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
us
crispc:/etc# vi /etc/network/interfaces
crispc:/etc# vi resolv.conf
crispc:/etc# more /etc/hostname
/etc/hostname: No such file or directory
crispc:/etc# cat >!$
cat >/etc/hostname
crispc.perdues.com
crispc:/etc# /usr/sbin/base-config new
Terminated
crispc:/etc#
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