On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 00:44, Adolfo Bello wrote: > I have had a lot of problems trying to make 9.1rc2 work in my laptop. > > I downloaded the three iso images and checked their MD5 string. Everything > fine. > > I burned the CDs and started to install rc2. No problem. Worked like a > charm. > > Then I tried to update using the string that I got from the plf site > (plf.something/~nanardon/something, I can't remember the exact string > because I am working now under XP and have no way to get to my Evolution > mails). > > There my problems begun. The site I was trying to update with asked me to > insert CD 2. I placed it in the tray, but urpmi kept asking me to insert it. > I canceled update, look for another site and the same. THe I mounted the iso > CD images, removed the original CD from sources and tried again. Update went > without a hitch.
> Now I am intrigued: what type of format is used for the 9.1rc2? > > Saludos, > > Adolfo > Hey, I had the same problems, but solved them by copying the entire CD's to my HD - and then just changed the location of the files in the Software Manager - once I did that, all those niggling little problems disappeared...but that was my resolution...mainly because everything was so scattered across the three CD's.... -- Mon Mar 24 11:40:00 EST 2003 11:40:00 up 2 days, 22:27, 3 users, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ linux user:267497 * MDK 9.1 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting machine no:194239 * RH 7.3 * Sales - Service - Support - Tutor ------------------------------------------------------------------ ** This messages was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer ** All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow. -- Grant Wood
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