Re: apt-cd setup [was Re: Re: initramfs-tools fixed (maybe)]

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> I'm putting this back on the list as I don't install from CD's and
> can't really answer this. 
>
> I will say though, that if you haven't read the installation docs, you
> should do so as this is surely answered there.
>
> On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 08:13:10PM -0600, Charles Blair wrote:
> >   Grub seems to be working so that I am able to get at both debian and 
> > windows XP.
>
> great! progress!
>
> >   When I log into debian and type
> >
> > tasksel --new-install
> >
> > it asks me for choices, of which I checked "desktop" and "standard".
> >
> > It then asks me to put
> >
> > Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ _Official Snapshot i386 CD Binary-1
> > 20070226-09:38
> >
> > in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter
>
> okay. Have you registered the cd's with apt? I don't know how this
> works, but you have to have the cd's listed in your
> /etc/apt/sources.list and you may have to also do some other mojo to
> ge tthe recognised. i'm thinking its something like apt-cd or
> something like that. 

I think apt-cdrom add is what your looking for:)

Wackojacko

> > I do this, and the message remains.  It seems not to be recognizing the 
> > CD.  My guess is
> > that somehow it doesn't recognize the appropriate device.  I think some 
> > poking around
> > said that /dev/cdrom was redefined as "hdr"
> >
> >   I don't think this is causing the problem, but the name of the CD, as 
> > it describes itself,
> > is slightly different, saying it's "etch" rather than _etch_.
>
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