Hi! I don't know if my writing directly to you is wrong: if so, please excuse me and just tell me where to ask my question. If not, here it is the problem. I masterized a CD with some debs stuff and placed everything under /cdrom/Linux/ leaving existing Packages[.gz] file(s) untouched. Specifically: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mamo:/cdrom/Linux# find . -name "Package*" -print
./XFree 4.0.2/cpbotha/people.debian.org/~cpbotha/jed_potato/Packages.gz Filename: jed_potato/jed_0.99.12-3_i386.deb ... and so on ./XFree 4.0.2/cpbotha/people.debian.org/~cpbotha/xf401_potato/all/Packages.gz Filename: xf401_potato/all//xfonts-100dpi_4.0.1-8_all.deb ... and so on ./XFree 4.0.2/cpbotha/people.debian.org/~cpbotha/xf401_potato/i386/Packages.gz Filename: xf401_potato/i386//lbxproxy_4.0.1-8_i386.deb ... and so on ./XFree 4.0.2/cpbotha/people.debian.org/~cpbotha/xf402_potato/all/Packages.gz Filename: xf402_potato/all/xfonts-100dpi_4.0.2-1_all.deb ... and so on ./XFree 4.0.2/cpbotha/people.debian.org/~cpbotha/xf402_potato/i386/Packages.gz Filename: xf402_potato/i386/lbxproxy_4.0.2-1_i386.deb ... and so on ./debian/dists/potato/non-free/binary-i386/Packages ./debian/dists/potato/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.gz Filename: dists/potato/non-free/binary-all/text/a2ps-perl-ja_1.44-1.deb ... and so on ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I run 'apt-cdrom add' what I get is: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mamo:~# apt-cdrom add Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/ Unmounting CD-ROM Please insert a Disc in the drive and press enter Mounting CD-ROM Identifying.. [6c51867ad73b85dcb40d5dd06339d41e-2] Scanning Disc for index files.. Found 3 package indexes and 0 source indexes. Please provide a name for this Disc, such as 'Debian 2.1r1 Disk 1': Debian 2.2r3 non-free et al. This Disc is called: 'Debian 2.2r3 non-free et al.' Reading Package Indexes... Error! E: Read error - read (22 Invalid argument) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What's wrong? 2. Is there a non-compatibilty between the place where I grouped all Linux stuff on the CD and the file path description inside the each Packages[.gz] files? 3. I just want to be able to download all archives that I need where the network is fast and get all the files at home where I can install everything I need without using my slow PPP connection. Here I'd like to take advantage of the apt-get and/or dselect family but I don't want to re-create all Packages[.gz] files because all the files are on the CD (where I cannot write a new Packages file). I do not want as well to copy all debs to the hard disk where I can run dpkg-scanpackages. May I have all debs on the CD and create a new Packeges file in the hard disk? TIA for your kind attention and for your help (if any)! Bye, Maurizio.
