Re: apt-cdrom and dvd's
On 12/5/06, Michael Fothergill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Debian folks, I tried using apt-cdrom add to let me scan my Sarge 3.1 r4 DVD I just burned. But the machine sniffed for a CDROM in the CD RW drive and didn't go for the DVD in the DVD RW drive.. But there is no apt-dvd add command or so it seems? Unless there is a hidden dumbness here, can anyone think of a way to get OS to sniff in my new DVD and e.g. add any new packages that are in there (the OS is nominally Sarge 3.1 r3 with some net upgrades but probably not absolutely everything.. At the moment if I choose a new package with apt it will direct me to the appropriate CDROM number in the Sarge CD set. This is probably because the contents of the CD are more recent than those in the DDV. Else, look at /etc/apt/sources/list and see what's listed first. If it's the DVD, then my statement is right, and if not, change it to be the DVD... It would be nice if I can tweak it to default to the DVD number (either 1 or 2) instead. See above... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-cdrom and dvd's
Dear Debian folks, I tried using apt-cdrom add to let me scan my Sarge 3.1 r4 DVD I just burned. But the machine sniffed for a CDROM in the CD RW drive and didn't go for the DVD in the DVD RW drive.. But there is no apt-dvd add command or so it seems? Unless there is a hidden dumbness here, can anyone think of a way to get OS to sniff in my new DVD and e.g. add any new packages that are in there (the OS is nominally Sarge 3.1 r3 with some net upgrades but probably not absolutely everything.. At the moment if I choose a new package with apt it will direct me to the appropriate CDROM number in the Sarge CD set. It would be nice if I can tweak it to default to the DVD number (either 1 or 2) instead. Sorry about the dumbness and laziness and non manual bedtime reading and ignoring Eric S Raymond etc. Regards Michael Fothergill _ It's Hotmail's 10th Birthday! Come and play Pass the Parcel http://www.msnpasstheparcel.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-cdrom and dvd's
On Mon December 4 2006 17:20, Michael Fothergill wrote: Dear Debian folks, I tried using apt-cdrom add to let me scan my Sarge 3.1 r4 DVD I just burned. But the machine sniffed for a CDROM in the CD RW drive and didn't go for the DVD in the DVD RW drive.. But there is no apt-dvd add command or so it seems? Unless there is a hidden dumbness here, can anyone think of a way to get OS to sniff in my new DVD and e.g. add any new packages that are in there (the OS is nominally Sarge 3.1 r3 with some net upgrades but probably not absolutely everything.. At the moment if I choose a new package with apt it will direct me to the appropriate CDROM number in the Sarge CD set. It would be nice if I can tweak it to default to the DVD number (either 1 or 2) instead. Sorry about the dumbness and laziness and non manual bedtime reading and ignoring Eric S Raymond etc. I only have one dvd drive in my box so I've never tried this but man apt-cdrom tells me apt-cdrom -d=/mount_point will do the trick. Likely /media/cdrom0 or 1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
