On Mon December 4 2006 17:20, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debian folks, > > I tried using apt-cdrom add to let me scan my Sarge 3.1 r4 DVD I just > burned. > > But the machine sniffed for a CDROM in the CD RW drive and didn't go for > the DVD in the DVD RW drive...... > > But there is no apt-dvd add command or so it seems? > > Unless there is a hidden dumbness here, can anyone think of a way to get OS > to sniff in my new DVD and e.g. add any new packages that are in there (the > OS is nominally Sarge 3.1 r3 with some net upgrades but probably not > absolutely everything...... > > At the moment if I choose a new package with apt it will direct me to the > appropriate CDROM number in the Sarge CD set. > > It would be nice if I can tweak it to default to the DVD number (either 1 > or 2) instead. > > Sorry about the dumbness and laziness and non manual bedtime reading and > ignoring Eric S Raymond etc.
I only have one dvd drive in my box so I've never tried this but man apt-cdrom tells me "apt-cdrom -d=/mount_point will do the trick. Likely /media/cdrom0 or 1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
