> >I'm having some trouble getting apt to use a mounted .iso image on my > >hdd. > >[...] > >I now have this in my /etc/apt/sources.list: > > > >deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r2 _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 > >(20060419)]/ unstable contrib main > >[...] > >Media Change: Please insert the disc labeled > > 'Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r2 _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20060419)' > >in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter > > > >And there's the problem -- why does it want to use /cdrom/ when I told > >it the cdrom mount point was /mnt/deb_iso1? > >[...] > > Use file:// rather than cdrom: for archives on disk. When > apt-get sees a cdrom: source, it naturally thinks that it's a > real CD-ROM device.
That makes some degree of sense -- however, for one thing the mounted iso image cannot be used directly as a file:// source as far as I can tell (the Packages file is not in the expected place, etc -- please correct me if I'm wrong about this!). To use this DVD as a file source I think I'm going to have to copy all the .debs out into a directory and generate my own Packages list as described in the Apt howto (using a bunch of debs as a file source etc). Another thing is what happens if I have multiple CD drives? Does a deb cdrom source always have to use the /cdrom/ pointer as the cd drive? This does seem like a limitation as /cdrom/ might point to a cdrom drive whereas in this case I'm using a DVD which would need to go in the other drive (I know I can just adjust the symlink but still..). Anyways, any further comments on this would be appreciated -- I'm prolly just gonna copy off all the .debs and throw away the .iso images. It does seem a shame that I can't use them though as jigdo seems like a pretty handy mechanism to keep a current set of .isos on my hard drive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
