Re: Installing from iso images.
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:38, Brian Brazil wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 06:00:41AM +1100, bob parker wrote:
> > Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few
> > iso images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the
> > 13 for Sarge plus the dvd iso images.
> >
> > When I use apt-get install whatever it comes back and asks for cdrom #x
> > to be inserted. What I want to know is there some way I can divert this
> > requirement to the corresponding iso image mounted on /mnt via the
> > loopback device?
>
> Yip, that's my setup as my systems have no net access. Hence I can't
> look at the right now. Loopback mount(avoid spaces) and then add something
> like: /mnt/Debian-3.0/CD1/pool woody main contrib non-free
>
apt-get does not barf but it just ignores the /mnt lines and demands a cd.
Here's /etc/sources.list
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD1/ pool woody unstable main contrib non-US/contrib
non-US/main non-free
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD2/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD3/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD4/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD5/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD6/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD7/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r1 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-7
(20021218)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r1 _Woody_ - Official i386 Binary-6
(20021218)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
<snipped the rest>
I've tried various combinations of the stuff above to no avail.
Here's the result of mount:
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-1.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD1 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop0)
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-2.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD2 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop1)
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-3.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD3 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop2)
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-4.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD4 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop3)
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-5.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD5 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop4)
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-6.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD6 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop5)
/data/isos/debian/i386/woody/debian-30r2-i386-binary-7.iso on
/mnt/Debian3.0/CD7 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop6)
> I'd give the exact line but as I said I don't have it handy. Note that
> loop may only allow 8 mounts but that can be handled by a kernel boot
> parameter/module option (max_loop=256 IIRC).
I reckon when I get to Sarge I'll be just using the 2 dvd isos :-)
Any other ideas.
Thanks
Bob
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