-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 03 September 2003 04:36 pm, Andrew Malcolmson wrote: > John Stevenson wrote: > >> I'm trying to use a sid iso image as a apt source. I've > >> successfully mounted it and added a file entry to sources.list as: > >> > >> deb file:/mnt/iso/debian sid main > > > > The correct way to add an Official Debian CD to the apt > > sources.list file is to use the command: > > > > apt-cdrom add > > > > You should run this command as root. This will prompt you to put > > in a cdrom, do not mount the cdrom yourself as the apt-cdrom does > > all this for you. You should end up with a sources.list entry that > > starts with: > > > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux ..... > > > > You may find that some or all of the existing entries are commented > > out by apt-cdrom. If you are concerned, you should make a backup > > copy of sources.list. > > Thanks, though pretty much the same thing happens after a apt-cdrom > add: > > Scanning Disc for index files.. Found 0 package indexes and 0 source > indexes. > E: Unable to locate any package files, perhaps this is not a Debian > Disc > > I guess the basic problem is just that the Packages file is in a > 'binary-alpha' directory instead of in a 'binary-i386' directory as > is usual. > > But everyone who downloads a Sid image must have this problem but I > don't see anyone mentioning this, so what's going on here?
Uhmm.. might be a dumb suggestion, but do you have a i386 Sid cd. Sounds like you may have dl'd an alpha iso. - -- Greg Madden Debian GNU/Linux -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/VqFek7rtxKWZzGsRAnqpAJ9+rbwSVwMuB0eOa5H92KeUyMaFfACdF26e f1oPIfPExMejTbnUkxyrHXI= =iLtm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]