Re: [expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD

[Hoyt]

- Original Message - 
From: Steven W. Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Hoyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD


> On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Hoyt wrote:
> > Before I burn a copy of Mandrake 6.0 for my brother, I would like to integrate the 
>updates and add some additional programs for him.
> Download the new  mandrake60-2.iso image file... It includes all the latest
> updates.

Not a good thing to do at 56K.

I already have the CD, the updates and a CD burner.

Hoyt

Re: [expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD

[Hoyt]

- Original Message - 
From: Thomas J. Hamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 7:14 PM
Subject: RE: [expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD


> 
> Assuming you are in Linux, and have a copy of the distribution on your hard
> drive, replace the buggy RPM's in the ./Mandrake/RPMS directory with the
> updated RPMs, and then from the base of the directory tree (i.e. the directory
> equivalent to the root directory of the CD) and run this command:
> 
> ./misc/src/install/genhdlist .
> 
> I'd recommend trying an HD install before you actually burn it to a CD.
> 

Thanks, Tom. I'll do that and spend some time poking around in there. Is there any 
documantation for that stuff?

Hoyt

RE: [expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD

[Thomas J. Hamman]

On 17-Aug-99 Hoyt wrote:
> Before I burn a copy of Mandrake 6.0 for my brother, I would like to
> integrate the updates and add some additional programs for him.
> 
> Placing the new files is easy, but how do I get the install process to do
> ths? I want the most current rpms installed from the beginning, not
> afterwards. I know that I could use kickstart for this purpose, but what file
> do I edit to make it work without kickstart?
> 
> Hoyt

Assuming you are in Linux, and have a copy of the distribution on your hard
drive, replace the buggy RPM's in the ./Mandrake/RPMS directory with the
updated RPMs, and then from the base of the directory tree (i.e. the directory
equivalent to the root directory of the CD) and run this command:

./misc/src/install/genhdlist .

I'd recommend trying an HD install before you actually burn it to a CD.


-Tom

Re: [expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD

[Steven W. Laird]

On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Hoyt wrote:
> Before I burn a copy of Mandrake 6.0 for my brother, I would like to integrate the 
>updates and add some additional programs for him.
Download the new  mandrake60-2.iso image file... It includes all the latest
updates.
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[expert] "fixing" the Mandrake CD

[Hoyt]

Before I burn a copy of Mandrake 6.0 for my brother, I would like to integrate the 
updates and add some additional programs for him.

Placing the new files is easy, but how do I get the install process to do ths? I want 
the most current rpms installed from the beginning, not afterwards. I know that I 
could use kickstart for this purpose, but what file do I edit to make it work without 
kickstart?

Hoyt