Paul wrote:
SnapafunFrank wrote:
Got myself a DVD i586 of Mandriva ( my machine appears to be a i686 )
and though I can manually mount it and see the directory and file
names, I cannot access anything. Why do I want to ? 'Cause it will
not boot and allow me to install 10.2. I just thought that accessing
the README or INSTALL file might have given me some clue as to what
was happening.
I used :
# mkdir /mnt/iso
# mount -o loop -t iso9660 <filename.iso> /mnt/iso
( In my case the file name is :
/mnt/dvdcd/Mandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-DVD.i586.iso )
# ls -alh
total 335K
dr-xr-xr-x 13 root root 4.0K Apr 13 22:00 ./
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4.0K Jul 26 20:31 ../
-r--r--r-- 23 root root 65 Feb 11 2004 autorun.inf
-r--r--r-- 17 root root 18K Feb 5 08:51 COPYING
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 6.0K Apr 13 22:00 Dkms/
dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 doc/
dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 dosutils/
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Apr 13 22:00 Firmware/
-r--r--r-- 7 root root 10K Feb 18 04:11 index.htm
dr-xr-xr-x 6 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 install/
-r--r--r-- 7 root root 6.8K Apr 8 02:44 INSTALL.txt
dr-xr-xr-x 6 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 isolinux/
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 lang/
-r--r--r-- 10 root root 4.7K Mar 24 07:07 LICENSE.txt
-r--r--r-- 23 root root 0 Oct 13 2004 MD5SUM
dr-xr-xr-x 9 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 media/
dr-xr-xr-x 4 root root 2.0K Apr 13 22:00 misc/
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 18K Apr 13 22:00 Modules/
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 219K Apr 13 22:07
pkg-10.2-Limited-Edition-2005.idx
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Apr 13 22:00 Plugins/
-r--r--r-- 7 root root 3.4K Feb 1 23:58 README.txt
-r--r--r-- 7 root root 18K Apr 11 20:28 release-notes.txt
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 77 Apr 13 22:07 VERSION
Nothing shows up when I use the less command on any of the files.
Any suggestions anyone ?
Further, when I copy the iso over to check out whether or not it had
been simply burned as a data file, in re~burning it as a image file,
I can only get about 380MB worth of info onto the dvd disc. [ I used
k3b ] Yet the copied over iso registers out at 4.4gig .Thanks for
DVD-RW discs then.
Er.... and no, it does not appear that the cd image files make up the
disc, it appears as if it wants to install from the dvd, or something
??????
Where did you get it? I've got a DVD off a magazine cover and its
directories are completely different to the ones you show:
autorun.inf
COPYING
doc/
dosutils/
index.htm
install/
INSTALL.txt
isolinux/
lang/
LICENSE.txt
MD5SUM
media/
misc/
pkg-10.2-Limited-Edition-2005.idx
README.txt
release-notes.txt
VERSION
e.g. 'plugins' and 'firmware' come from the CD4 or CD5 of the full
version, and not the installation CDs - you need the directory
/media/main (2.1 Gb) to install.
If you downloaded, do the checksums match?
Thanks for the reply Paul .
Got mine from BudgeLlinuxCDs.com.
The directory /media/main is there and contains all the rpms.
So does this mean that this dvd should boot at startup ?
If so is there anything that I can look at to get a clue as to why it
doesn't ?
If not, what should I be doing to get things installed ?
[ Note, I can use any LiveCD OK with this drive but they are CDs. This
is a dvd drive. Are there likely to be any differences here ? ]
Any other suggestions ?
And of course the main question remains, how do I get to read the
contents of the like of the README.txt and INSTALL.txt files. ( using #
less < filename > doesn't do it. )
--
Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!
Regards
SnapafunFrank
Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve.
Registered Linux User # 324213
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