On Mon 08 Feb 2016 at 02:15:31 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sat, Feb 06, 2016 at 11:06:56AM +0100, sb...@secure.mailbox.org wrote: > > Hi list members, > > > > I have successfully installed stretch from a usb stick onto which I had > > downloaded the latest amd64 weekly-build DVD-1.iso and other necessary > > init files. > > Well, after the install process had finished, I rebooted from harddisk and > > everything worked, but when I now try to use apt to install more files > > FROM THE DVD.iso on the stick (not over the network), it tells me to > > insert the cdrom:[DEBIAN_TESTING...DVD-iso-1], even when the USB > > stick is already inserted in the slot - no, apt wants a cdrom (and that's > > what the source.list indicates: cdrom. > > It's an iso-hybrid as you know, but I can't find a way to tell apt to use > > this very same USB stick (with the named ISO) from which the installing > > process had been carried out. > > When I put different forms of identifying the USB stick into the > > sources.list apt says something like "there is no driver for that device > > installed" or "there is no release file" (when I put > > file://var/lib/apt/lists directory) and does not proceed. But the > > Have a look at 'man sources.list' > > e.g. in examples it has deb file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib > non-free > note it's not 'file://' > > Please inform the list of your progress, I too would like to know the > solution for future reference.
The OP has DVD-1 on a USB stick. We will work with that. First adjust sources.list to only have deb [ trusted=yes ] file:/media/DVD-1/ jessie main 'trusted=yes' avoids being warned that a package cannot be authenticated. You do trust the ISO you downloaded, don't you? Make the DVD-1 directory: mkdir /media/DVD-1/ and insert the USB stick. Obtain the device name from dmesg or lsblk. Then (for example) mount /dev/sdg1 /media/DVD-1/ It is now a matter of 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get install'. How about giving this a quick whirl and a report to add to other users' future references?
