On Friday 22 November 2002 03:59 am, Peter Watson wrote:
> On Friday 22 Nov 2002 10:25, Keith Powell wrote:
> > I have bought the Power Pack edition of Mandrake9.0.
> >
> > Installation went very well; then the problem started.
> >
> > I have been trying to install extra packages from the CDs. I can install
> > from the Installation Disks, the International Disk, and the Commercial
> > Disks. But not from the Supplementary Disk. The packages are listed, and
> > can be selected. But not installed.
> >
> > When I try to install from the Supplementary Disk, I get the error
> > message:-
> >
> > Everything is already installed. (Is this supposed to happen at all?)
> >
> > Everything is definitely NOT installed.
> >
> > I have tried every combination of disk selection in Package Manager. I
> > have tried updating.
> >
> > Using urpmi <package> (as root) gives an error message that the
> > package cannot be found.
> >
> > I suppose that I could install single packages by clicking on them and
> > using GURPMI, but that would be just a "work round". It would not fix
> > the problem I am having with the Package Manager.
> >
> > The source is given as:-
> >
> > removable://mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS7
> > ../base/hdlist7.cz
> >
> > The other Supplementary source is 8 instead of 7. These sources compare
> > with the other sources, so do not appear to be incorrect.
> >
> > I have looked in the archives, and can find thisproblem mentioned with
> > respect to a DVD, but not CDs.
> >
> > Please can someone shed some light on the problem and tell me how to
> > install packages from the Supplementary Disk?
> >
> > Many thanks.
> >
> > Keith
>
> Not sure if I can help, but I have previously had the "Everything is
> already installed (is this supposed to happeh at all )" error when I was
> using the wrong path to the hdlist, maybe you could check that out.
>
>
> HTH
> Pete
> Ardnamurchan Scotland
Hi:
I have done a fresh install from the Mandrake DVD for version 9.0 and I am
seeing simular problems. I am thinking this is a supermount problem, as I
have noticed that data cd's that are mounted seem to loose files when
transfering them to HD. I have plenty of disk space. If I unmount the disk
and remount it then transfer the files it works. This seems to work for
installs also.
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