On Saturday 28 September 2002 04:39 am, et wrote: > On Friday 27 September 2002 11:08 pm, you wrote: > > s wrote: > > > On Friday 27 September 2002 09:17 pm, Seedkum Aladeem wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > The md5sum check on the three LM9.0 ISO files I down loaded was > > > > fine. I proceeded to install LM9.0 using the Hard Disk install > > > > procedure and that is where I came across some problems. The > > > > installer asked me about the directory or ISO file of the Mandrake > > > > Linux Distribution. I gave it the path to where I had the three ISO > > > > files. It came back with this error message: > > > > > > > > "I can't find the Mandrake Linux Distribution in the specified > > > > directory, (I need the Subdirectory /mandrake/base/). Here's a > > > > short extract of the files in the Directory: > > > > Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso > > > > Mandrake90-cd2-ext.i586.iso > > > > mandrake90-cd3-i18n.i586.iso > > > > md5sum.90" > > > > > > > > Then I tried again and I gave it the path as > > > > ...../Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso and it proceeded with the > > > > install. However it gave me many error messages saying that some > > > > rpm files were missing, like the Open Office files and many others. > > > > It appears it did not see the other ISO files. > > > > > > > > Is there a work around to make see the other ISO files? > > > > > > Well, this may not be the way you want, but I found it works well. I > > > mount the isos as loop one at a time and copy them to a directory to > > > install from. Fast accurate installs result. For example: > > > > > > mkdir /mnt/loop > > > mkdir /path/mandrake > > > mount /path/Mandrake90-cd1-inst.i586.iso -o loop /mnt/loop > > > cp -r /mnt/loop/* /path/mandrake/ > > > umount /mnt/loop > > > mount /path/Mandrake90-cd2-ext.i586.iso -o loop /mnt/loop > > > cp -r /mnt/loop/* /path/mandrake > > > umount /mnt/loop > > > mount /path/Mandrake90-cd3-i18n.i586.iso -o loop /mnt/loop > > > cp -r /mnt/loop/* /path/mandrake > > > umount /mnt/loop > > > > > > hth, > > > -s > > > > I will try this and see if it will work for me now that the base system > > appears to be working. However, shouldn't the initial install be able to > > see all three ISOs? It is able to read one why can't it read the other > > two? I think that would have been better. > > > > Thankx, > > > > Seedkum > > are you mounting the isos as an iso filesystem?
HI, When I was using the Hard Disk Install procedure I was not yet "mounting" anything. I was booting from an hd.img floppy. I copied the hd.img from the cd1 ISO onto floppy then I proceeded to do a complete install. That is how I came upon the problem. To complete the install I had to go and do what Mr./Ms. "s" suggested. That was not a very "user friendly' install and I do not think it was intended to be like that. Thanx, Seedkum
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