After installing a clean ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS in a VM (left locale on en_US except keyboard) I was able to build the image w/o any modifications. The difference between the other 14.04 LTS images I have relies on the additional PPAs. Some of them are development or at least experimental.
Typical case of PEBKAC, I would say.
Sorry for the noise and thanks for the 'second' branch.
September got a reaction from Igor in [Bananapi] fails on LIRC during boot