Comment 16 for bug 756719

still a problem with precise. to be more precise:
Lubuntu 12.04 _Precise Pangolin_ - Alpha powerpc (20120203) daily-live
ports.ubuntu.com is properly specified (not "mirror") in /etc/apt/sources.list
choose-mirror is not installed (!)
using comment #15 there was no problem, but this is clearly a workaround and not a fix.