Package: apt Version: 0.5.23 Severity: normal I first noticed this problem when using base-config from the Sarge installer (which I downloaded yesterday). I was installing a fresh system, and for the first time using only CDs rather than doing a network install. base-config goes into an apt configuration step, and I chose CDROM. Then it calls apt-cdrom and asks for a CD to be inserted so it can scan it.
CD #1 was already in the drive the first time this happened, and I pushed the OK button several times with no response. I finally figured out that the CD in the drive had been unmounted, and switched to another console and mounted it. Then the installer was happy -- until it asked for the next CD. I figured out that again the CD was unmounted, and in order to put in another CD, I had to mount that one, eject it (using the eject command -- remember many Macs don't have a CD eject button on their CD drives), and then insert a new CD and mount it. This is way too much for a newbie to figure out. Then after I got the system going and I was using aptitude and apt-get to install more packages from the CDs, I found the same thing was true. Each time a new CD was called for, I had to manually eject the old one, insert a new one and then mount it. So the entire apt system just doesn't handle the case of Mac CDs well at all. That's why I wrote the bug against apt rather than the installer; I'm sure base-config just uses apt, and if apt was fixed base-config would work too. I'd be happy to test any proposed fixes. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "powerpc"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Default-Release "testing"; APT::Cache-Limit "10000000"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb http://debian.crosslink.net/debian/ stable main #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main deb http://debian.crosslink.net/debian/ testing main #deb-src http://debian.crosslink.net/debian/ testing main #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main #deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.4.20-powerpc Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:3.3.3-1 GCC support library ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.3-1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 -- no debconf information -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) toff one at cox dot net
