I'm on a PC so things might be different: Debian 2.1 r 2 dselect will try to mount my cdrom on /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt. The install process creates this. The path my dselect defaults to is /debian/dists/stable.
All of this is default. I'm not sure why you aren't getting these defaults... On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Clyde Wilson wrote: > > I just take the default by hitting enter numerous times. > The path depends on who made the CD, I would guess. > > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, dkphoto wrote: > > > >how did you mount the cd-rom? (what commands did you use?) > > > > > >here's how i do it: > > > > > ># mount /dev/hdc /bt > > > > > >(where /bt is a directory i created.) > > > > > >i can then type ls /bt and see what's on the cd (as long as it's not a > > >music cd). > > > > > >hth. > > > > > > I don't think dselect is going to let me ls a CD is it? > > > > Besides, everyone who has installed (recently) on a 68K Mac must have the > > same CD I have, and must already know the correct path to enter. > > > > It would be really helpful if someone would just tell me the path that > > dselect is asking for?? I can go backwards from there to figure out why I > > didn't get it. > > > > David Kachel > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >