[plug] Mandrake 9.0 add software...

[Leon Brooks]

On Monday 07 October 2002 02:09 am, Dave Dartnall wrote:
> I've just upgraded to 9.0 and tried to load additional software using
> Mandrake Control Center "Install Software".
> It calls for " ... insert the medium named "disc 2 Download Edition
> Second installation CD (x86) (cdrom 2) on device [/dev/scd0]"
> I have 3 discs marked 1, 2 and 3 respectively and the system refuses to
> accept any of these... even tho' they're the discs I've just used to
> install the 9.0 update.
> My cdrom mounts at /dev/cdrom which has a link to cdroms/cdrom0 whereas
> /dev/scd0 has a link to scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd.
> This seems to be the problem - but how should I rectify it?
> Any help greatly appreciated.

Do (using ls -l) /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd and /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 
have the same magic numbers? If so, the problem doesn't lie there.

Check your file /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg; mine says:


Installation\ CD\ 1\ (x86)\ (cdrom1) removable://mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/ {
  hdlist: hdlist.Installation CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1).cz
  with_hdlist: ../base/hdlist1.cz
  list: list.Installation CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1)
  removable: /dev/cdrom
}

Installation\ CD\ 2\ (x86)\ (cdrom2) removable://mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS2/ {
  hdlist: hdlist.Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2).cz
  with_hdlist: ../base/hdlist2.cz
  list: list.Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)
  removable: /dev/cdrom
}

International\ CD\ (x86)\ (cdrom3) removable://mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS3/ {
  hdlist: hdlist.International CD (x86) (cdrom3).cz
  with_hdlist: ../base/hdlist3.cz
  list: list.International CD (x86) (cdrom3)
  removable: /dev/cdrom
}

If the worst comes to the worst, you can install packages by hand.

Cheers; Leon