wel i am sorry but due to lack of response i have to post this issue again.
hello list well i have tried using debootstrap instead of pbuilder. using the command line. debootstrap --verbose --arch i386 sid /var/ http://packages.bosslinux.in/boss/ but it also hungs up and gives the message as "retriveing release......" we use proxy in our network environment and i exported proxy before giving the command. but with no benefit. what could be the reason and what should i do thank you. Rajesh pant cdac-noida