Re: how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD
On Fri, 2001-10-05 at 01:35, ramsubs wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Heldebrant <hmike@portalofevil.com>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:40 AM
> Subject: Re: how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD
>
>
> > On Thu, 2001-10-04 at 14:12, ramsubs wrote:
> > > i'm a linux newbie and playing around with debian to learn. i've
> > installed and reinstalled it many times but the routine of swapping cds
> > (from the 3 cd-set) is bothersome.
> > >
> > > so i partitioned my HD increasing it by 3 partitions with the idea of
> > copying the 3 cds into the 3 partitions, and subsequently trying to
> > install from the HD direct. (partitions are fat32; but i had no problems
> > reading the boot floppies info from hda6)
> > >
> > > the installation process asks for sources from CDROM, filesystem, ftp,
> > http,.. I picked filesystem assuming i could refer to my local
> > partitions.
> > >
> > > i had to modify the /etc/apt/sources.list to read from the 3 new
> > partitions (hda6, hda7, hda8) but i'm stumped. i get error messages.
> > typically i used a line such as:
> > > deb file:/hda6/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages
> > > (the installer prompted this asking if i wanted to edit the file
> > manually, and then displayed ae to edit the file)
> > >
> > > i've checked man apt.get, apt.conf, sources.list but they don't
> > provide help i need (at least to my little understanding).
> > >
> > > hope someone can help me.
> > >
> >
> > Firstly please don't post to the list in html.
>
> sorry, i didn't realize it. will fix that. let me know if this one doesn't
> come out okay.
>
> > What I BELEIVE you are
>
> you believed perfectly...
>
> > going to need to mount each of these partitions as a file system let's
> > for the sake of ease create cdrom1 cdrom2 cdrom3 in /mnt. I'm not sure
> > if apt is going to be able to understand the schizophrenia of the three
> > sources since I've never installed from cd copied to hd, or cd for that
> > matter.
> >
> > So from a console (alt-f2 and enter) after you get the install running
> >
> > cd /mnt
> >
> > or if it isn't there just do it from the root system and adjust
>
> wonderfully existed there... and worked just like that.
>
> > accordingly, I haven't installed in a a while.
> >
> > mkdir cdrom1
> > mkdir cdrom2
> > mkdir cdrom3
> > mount -t vfat /dev/hda6 /mnt/cdrom1
> > mount -t vfat /dev/hda7 /mnt/cdrom2
> > mount -t vfat /dev/hda8 /mnt/cdrom3
> >
>
> everything went fine here too... (beginning to love debian more...)
>
> > then in sources.list:
> >
> > deb file:/mnt/cdrom1/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages
> > deb file:/mnt/cdrom2/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages
> > deb file:/mnt/cdrom3/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages
> >
> > That should work for you.
>
> now i really love debian.
>
> however, just for the record, i hadn't understood the construction of the
> "deb file" statement so the lines above that you copied from me are my
> mistake.
> for the record, after experimenting a bit, i found the right structure.
>
> deb file:/mnt/cdrom1/ potato contrib main
> deb file:/mnt/cdrom1/ potato/non-US contrib main
> (i was a little anxious here doing a "potato/main", but boy what joy when it
> worked. newbie glee!)
Heh, sorry about that. I just tried to modify what you gave me without
thinking ;> I'm glad you figured out how to make it work, I think once
you dig in and read the man files and check the examples debian really
becomes pretty logical to run. Of course there are interesting
exceptions, but that's what the list is here for.
> deb file:/mnt/cdrom2/ potato contrib main
> deb file:/mnt/cdrom2/ potato/non-US contrib main
>
> deb file:/mnt/cdrom3/ potato contrib main
> deb file:/mnt/cdrom3/ potato/non-US contrib main
>
>
> i was unsuccessful in trying to directly refer to the Packages file (as in
> the earlier incorrect code-statement). the installer didn't return any
> informative error message except to say "Malformed Line". i remember reading
> in man sources.list that i should end the line with "/"; i tried but it
> complained the same.
>
> >
> > --mike
> >
>
> everything worked like a charm.
>
> thank you so much mike.
>
> now i can fool around more.. :-)
Enjoy fooling around, I sure do.
--mike
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