Gosh! Now I found out how to teach redhat-config-packages to install from an alternative RPM-tree: 1. copy the dir "RedHat" of all CDs to a target directory 2. copy the RPM-GPG-KEY (for authentification purpose) 3. copy the .discinfo file, so that redhat-config-packages knows how to reach all branches of the tree. AND THAT'S I'VE FORGOTTEN because it's HIDDEN.
Well, at least now I'm happy and go luckily to bed :-) Regards, Arthur On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 23:33, Arthur Mueller wrote: > ::: See text inserted below ::: > > > On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 14:55, Michael Schwendt wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 18 Dec 2002 14:15:30 +0100, Arthur Mueller wrote: > > > > > 2) I passed the argument -t=/usr/src/RedHat_8.0/RPMS, which is my > > > current directory for the RPM-files. The wizard starts to create a > > > graphical window, but then failes with the following message: > > > "Installation Tree Not Found. The path =/usr/src/Redhat_8.0/RPMS/ does > > > not look like a valid installation source". Even if I replace "=" in > > > the argument list by " ", the same error occurs. > > > > > > It still remains a secret how to tell redhat-config-packages how to > > > use the correct RPM-files...! > > > > Without querying the bugzilla database, I would say --help is wrong > > and -t= is not understood by redhat-config-packages. > > > > Also, since I don't know what files/directories are below your > > /usr/src/RedHat_8.0 directory, I can't comment on whether it is a > > valid installation tree in your case. It doesn't look right, though, > > because there should be the RedHat/base and RedHat/RPMS sub-dirs. > > > > The proper installation path is to the root of a directory tree as > > described in the README on disc #1. For instance, if you mounted > > disc #1 on /mnt/cdrom, it would be > > > > redhat-config-packages -t /mnt/cdrom > > or: > > redhat-config-packages --tree=/mnt/cdrom > > or: > > redhat-config-packages --tree /mnt/cdrom > > Sorry that I still keep on questioning. Yes, I tried exactly what you > told me and linked the URL properly => No chance. > Then I made a 1:1-copy of the first cd, telling redhat-config-packages > to use this copy => no chance. But telling this tool to use /mnt/cdrom > works. > > Redhat-config-packages seems to be like a woman: no logic, no deep > understanding. I did exactly the same as described in the README-file on > the first CD => no chance. Well, I am short before giving up. > > Why does it work when using the first CDROM and entering: > redhat-config-packages -t /mnt/cdrom ? > And why does it not work with the 1:1-copy of the first CDROM in > /usr/src/cd1 entering: redhat-config-packages -t /usr/src/cd1 ? > > Do you still have a big hint? > > Thank you very much, > Arthur > > > > > > Of course, you can add the contents of disc #2 and #3 to that tree > > as explained in the README. > > > > - -- > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQE+AH5a0iMVcrivHFQRAivHAJ99Q0hIhwExvA37QU0JibtCa1upqQCcDRE9 > > 4sV3CVh517wjk24qgmIlr3k= > > =HMJx > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
