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From: et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [newbie] unable to add installation cd's as sources
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 07:09:56 -0500

> 
> On Friday 24 December 2004 10:04 am, Angus Auld wrote:
> > Greetings, I wonder if anyone can help me? I notice that cd's 3 & 4 are not
> > available as software sources for urpmi. I have tried in vain to add them,
> > at the cl and with Software Manager gui. I am using Mandrake 10.1.
> >
> > I get the following error:
> > "Unable to add medium, errors reported:
> > copy failed at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/urpm/download.pm line 163."
> >
> > What does this mean?
> >
> > Thanks very much for any assistance.
> >
> > Best regards.
> >
> > --Angus
> >
>et wrote:
> exactly what command are you using?
> --
> linux counter #167806
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Thanks for the reply et.
I was indeed using an incorrect procedure. I was trying to add the cd sources 
with the actual corresponding cd in the drive. [:-(
I SHOULD know better by now.

I was informed the following:
Insert CD#1 in the drive and run the following command
su'd:
"urpmi.addmedia --distrib removable:////mnt/cdrom"
Oh yes, and to avoid duplicate entries I had to remove all cd sources prior to 
running the command.
All is well now.

Best regards.

--Angus

"Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around 
in awareness." -- James Thurber

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