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diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
index fa68864..c4669e8 100644
--- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
+++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
@@ -253,15 +253,15 @@ any bootloader).
 
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub /dev/sda  --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
-Install default debian release (jessie) in a Virtual Machine file with
-3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file):
+Install default Debian release (jessie) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
+Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
+Use specified mirror instead of the default (http://http.debian.net/debian) one.
 
   mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
   grml-debootstrap --vmfile --vmsize 3G --target /mnt/sda1/qemu.img
 
-Install default Debian release (jessie) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
-Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
-Use specified mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
+Install default debian release (jessie) in a Virtual Machine file with
+3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file):
 
   mount -o loop /mnt/sda6/debian-CD-1.iso /mnt/iso
   grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
@@ -383,6 +383,18 @@ default (http://http.debian.net/debian) doesn't provide it any longer nowadays.
 Set the mirror to e.g. http://archive.debian.org/debian/ if you don't have
 your own lenny mirror.
 
+Also when debootstrapping lenny on a live system with a kernel version
+like "3.16-1-grml-amd64" lenny's libc will fail to install with:
+
+   [...]
+   /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 265: [: 3.16-1-grml-amd64: integery expression expected
+   /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 231: 3.16-1-grml-amd64: syntax error: invalid arithemtic operator (error token is ".16-1-grml-amd64")
+   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.7-18lenny7_amd64.deb (--install):
+   [....]
+
+To workaround this either debootstrap from a system with an according
+kernel version or use the "fake uname" workaround (just google for it).
+
 When installing lenny to a new mdraid, grml-debootstrap will use md metadata
 format version 0.90. This limits the device to a maximum size of 2TB, but has
 the advantage of grub-legacy actually being able to boot from it.