On Tuesday 09 January 2007 22:53, Simon Stephens wrote: > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 22:09, Ian wrote: > > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 21:44, Simon Stephens wrote: > > > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 21:31, Ian wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 21:21, Simon Stephens wrote: > > > > > I have just upgraded to 2007.0 and have the following problem. > > > > > > > > > > While setting up URPMI I followed the advice to urpmi.removemedia > > > > > -a to reinitialize urpmi's setup. > > > > > > > > > > Bad Idea! > > > > > > > > > > I now cannot access my installation CDs so I have install any > > > > > packages from the urpmi online mirrors which is fine for some > > > > > things but slow. > > > > > > > > > > Can anybody tell me exactly how to get access to my CDs back either > > > > > from the command line or, preferably, in Media Manager in MCC? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks in advance for any help. > > > > > > > > Go into configure your computer, software management, select where > > > > packages are downloaded from updating the system, click add.....and > > > > I'll leave the rest to you :-) > > > > Simply inserting the CDs (or dvd) should suffice and add the path. > > > > If, you copied the CDs onto the drive, you'll find them > > > > in /var/ftp/pub/Mandrivalinux/media/ > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > > > I've tried this but I need to know what to put in the boxes "Name" and > > > "Path" > > > > Add custom, select removable media, put CD or DVD in drive. in my case it > > would be /mnt/cdrom2/ or cdrom for path/mount point. You can browse for > > the mount point for your drive. > > Tick the relative path to synthesis/hdlist and put > > in /media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz and that should be it. > > Thanks Ian for your help > > Not having much luck here! > > Tried various permutations (the program insists on an entry in the name > box) but nothing quite works - here are a couple of error messages. > > > unable to add medium, errors reported: > copy of [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.2007.0-Powerpack-i586-disc1.cz] > failed (file is suspiciously small) > ...copying failed > > Unable to update medium, errors reported: > copy of [/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.2007.0-Powerpack-CD1.cz] failed > (file is suspiciously small) > ...copying failed > Unable to build synthesis file for medium "2007.0-Powerpack-CD1". Your > hdlist file may be corrupted. No, the relative path would be /media_info/synthesis.hdlist.cz. That should be all that goes in path for hdlist. The path of the CD would simply be the mount point. The name should be called main, I think (1,2,3,4)
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