Re: Install won't recognise second CD

From: Hendrik Boom (hendrik_at_pooq.com)
Date: 06/20/04

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    Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:03:08 -0400
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    On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 06:13:53PM +0100, Rich wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I'm trying to install Sarge and everything is fine until I'm asked for the second CD.
    > The CD isn't recognised, and the prompt to insert second disk simply reappears.
    > The CD was Jigdo-d and burned on my Windoes box as a bootable image and appears to be OK and indeed disk one worked just fine.
    >
    > Is there a config file somewhere that apt-get (or is it tasksel) looks at to find the cd? Maybe it's looking in the wrong place?
    > I've RTFM but being a newbie, maybe I RT wrong FM, who knows.

    I once had a problem like this -- it turned out the drive was defective and
    was not noticing a CD change. Presumably it was just reporting what it
    had from cache... Or maybe it was just reporting that there was no CD present.
    It was a long time ago and I can't remember the details.

    -- hendrik

    >
    > Any ideas gratefully received.
    >
    > Badly Overdrawn Boy.

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