apt-cdrom on Gutsy

[Peter Garrett]

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:21:56 -0800
MJang <mike at mommabears.com> wrote:

> Folks, 
> 
> 
> I'm trying to test the apt-cdrom command on my Gutsy 64-bit system. I
> run the 
> 
> sudo apt-cdrom -d /media/cdrom0 add 
> 
> command, and get the following messages
> 
> Using CD-ROM mount point /media/cdrom/ 
> Unmounting CD-ROM 
> Waiting for disc... 
> Please insert a Disc in the drive and press enter 
> Mounting CD-ROM... 
> Identifying.. [some md5sum] 
> Scanning disc for index files.. 
> 
> Found 0 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes and 1
> signatures 
> E: Unable to locate any package files, perhaps this is not a Debian Disc
> 
> I get log messages like Dec 26 17:38:29 ubuntuserver kernel: 
> 
> [13775.502213] UDF-fs: No VRS found
> 
> I've tried it with an ISO as well, mounted on /misc, configured
> in /etc/fstab, and get the following errors in /var/log/syslog
> 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7394]: failed to
> mount /misc/.disk 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7395]: failed to
> mount /misc/.aptignr 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7396]: failed to
> mount /misc/Release.gpg 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7397]: failed to
> mount /misc/Packages 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7398]: failed to
> mount /misc/Packages.gz 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7399]: failed to
> mount /misc/Sources.gz 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7400]: failed to
> mount /misc/Sources 
> Dec 26 17:18:00 ubuntuserver automount[7401]: failed to mount /misc/i18n
> 
> It's as if apt-cdrom expects to find .disk, .aptignr, Release.gpg and so
> on in the base directory of the mounted CD (or ISO0. 
> 
> Am I missing anything, or should I file a bug report?

"apt-cdrom add" is for adding properly organised/formatted Debian (or
Ubuntu ) discs to  apt /etc/apt/sources.list

As far as I know, this will only work on the so-called "alternate" discs,
or discs with a similar layout, that it understands.

Perhaps you are looking for the "aptoncd" package ?

Peter

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