Install minimal sid with cdebootstrap from ubuntu gutsy 
To bootstrap debian sid on a second harddisk do following

* create partitions / filesystems

cfdisk /dev/hdc
mkfs.ext2 /dev/hdc1
mount -o rw,suid,dev /dev/hdc1 /mnt

mkswap -f /dev/hdc2
swapon /dev/hdc2

* bootstrap (with a deb proxy like approx)

cdebootstrap -v sid /mnt http://proxy:9999/debian

install cdebootstrap from hardy if something went wrong

wget [mirror]cdebootstrap_0.4.4ubuntu1_i386.deb
dpkg --force-all -i cdebootstrap_0.4.4ubuntu1_i386.deb

* enter chroot

mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc/
mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev

chroot /mnt
export LANG=C

* install kernel and bootloader

apt-get install grub linux-image-2.6.24-1-486

cat /etc/kernel-img.conf<<EOF
# Kernel Image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook = update-grub
EOF

* config bootloader

echo "/dev/hdc1 / ext2 rw 0 0" > /etc/mtab
grub-install /dev/hdc
update-grub

change in /boot/grub/menu.lst root=/dev/hdc1 with UUID
sed "s|root=/dev/hdc1|root=UUID=$(/lib/udev/vol_id --uuid /dev/hdc1)|" /boot/grub/menu.lst

* create /etc/fstab

echo "UUID=$(/lib/udev/vol_id --uuid /dev/hdc1) / auto defaults,noatime 0 1" > /etc/fstab

echo "UUID=$(/lib/udev/vol_id --uuid /dev/hdc2) none swap sw 0 0" >> /etc/fstab

* add a user

shadowconfig on
adduser USERNAME

* setup network, timezone

echo "nameserver NAMESERVERIP" > /etc/resolv.conf
echo HOSTNAME >/etc/hostname
cat > /etc/network/interfaces <<EOF
auto lo eth0
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet dhcp
EOF

* individual configs

tzselect

/etc/default/rcS:
TMPTIME=0
SULOGIN=no
DELAYLOGIN=no
UTC=yes
VERBOSE=no
FSCKFIX=yes
RAMRUN=yes
RAMLOCK=yes

/etc/default/syslogd:
SYSLOGD="-m 0"

* cleanup

apt-get clean
apt-get install deborphan
apt-get remove --purge $(deborphan)

* search for unused packages

dpkg -l | grep ^ii | less

* remove unused packages

apt-get remove --purge aptitude cdebootstrap-helper-diverts laptop-detect nano tasksel-data tasksel vim-common vim-tiny

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