> You'll find how to use it on
> http://mandrakeforum.org/article.php?sid=1539&lang=en
> Cheers
> Eric

Thanks for the link,

I've used that info and created usable ISO images but in my situation, even 
the install scripts are different than the downloadable ISO.  Now before you 
start asking questions, I'll tell you what I did to create my local mirror 
and then the ISOs for burning.

1) rsync -avP --delete ftp.sunet.se::Mandrake/9.0/i586/ 
/Data/Mandrake9/cooker/i586

I started doing that via an hourly cron job a week before release so I 
wouldn't be standing in line on the day of release.  As packages were 
updated, the correct dates and files would arrive; I checked quite often :-) 

2) mkcd --discsize 734000000 --isodir /home -a /Data/Mandrake9/cooker/i586/

What I got was an install script that when it got to selecting packages, there 
was *no* tree view but I could view the packages in flatfile mode. There were 
other glitches here and there that let me know things were *not* working 
well.  So, instead of really giving my friend a headache, I downloaded the 3 
pre-made ISOs and burned them for him.  Things looked quite a bit better and 
worked according to the established high standards of the Mandrake team. 

Now for the million dollar questions;  What did I do wrong ? How can I make it 
work right ? 

I'd like to be a good 'Net citizen and not download the entire ISO set 
frequently so I'm trying to find a way to save bandwidth for others. Call me 
a conservation nut but with the local drought, I even catch shower water and 
drive my recyclables downtown to the proper station.  So for the sake of 
others, if not for myself, please help me resolve this issue of wasted 
bandwidth :-)

-- 
Sincerely,

Trent M. Gunnarson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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