Hello Simon,

thank you for your answer.

> Many packages do strange things when /dev/zero or /dev/null is not
> present, perhaps that's it? (just a wild guess)

I tried mounting the /dev of the install cd to the /dev of the chroot.  
This did not resolve the problem.

> You could make an strace
> of them and try to find something unusual.

I did not try an strace yet. I'll probably do it as soon, as I encounter  
the problem again.

Best regards,
Christian
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