Re: Solved! (Was: can't apt-get install)
Le dimanche 03 septembre 2006 à 12:45 +0200, Michael Noisternig a
écrit :
> Now how should I have found out that earlier...
> Turns out apt-get was going to "download" some packages from the install
> CD. I figured that when I found the parameter --print-uris. However, for
> some reason Linux doesn't like my CD drive, and on mounting the drive
> the process stalled. I couldn't notice this because the drive showed
> absolutely no reaction, no lights, no attempted reading. All
> reproducible with a simple mount command. Weird again but problem
> solved! Using the other drive now.
>
> Thanks for your replies, Thibaut!
Great you found the actual solution. I've always worked exclusively with
netinstall, so a CD drive did never enter my parameter space. Sorry I've
put you on a wrong track!
Regards, Thibaut.
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