On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:16:24AM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debian folks, > > Also I managed to specify the DVD with apt-cdrom -d/media/cdrom1 add (I > think it was cdrom1) and it then read in the DVD images for Sarge 3.1 r4 > and upgraded everything and inhaled all the packages after I had installed > Sarge 3.1r3 with only 4 of the smelly old 15 CD set I am trying to get away > from. > I am trying to install a package using apt-get install...... > > The OS responded by requesting binary 1 for Sarge 3.1r4 and expected to be > inserted in the CD drive not DVD drive..... > > It was asking for the first CD in a set of CDs I don't actually have, Mine > are for Sarge 3.1 r3.
I don't understand the whole problem but I understand that the order of entries in /etc/apt/sources.list is important. Make sure that the DVD is listed first and that there are no references for sources you don't have. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]