Computer without CDROM and Fedora ISO

[Robert Marcano]

On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 17:18, Miroslav Halas wrote:
> Guys,
>
> I have a computer without CDROM and with only USB floppy.
> I have copied Fedora C1 ISOs on this computer and installed it from
> ISOs
> When setup rebooted my machine on the Additional Discs screen
> indoesn't allow me to specify ISOs. Oh well, I can live without
> additional discs.
>
> Now I am trying to install from RPMs some applications I use (sapdb)
> and Fedora asks me to insert 3rd CDRom disc. I don't have even CDROM
> drive so I cannot do it and therefore I cannot install my apps.
> Anybody has an idea how to get around this and redirect Fedora to the
> ISOs?

Mount the iso in a loop device

mount -o loop file.iso /pathtomount

then install the RPMs by hand

--
Robert Marcano
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Miro
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[William Hooper]

Miroslav Halas  said:
> Now I am trying to install from RPMs some applications I use (sapdb)
> and Fedora asks me to insert 3rd CDRom disc. I don't have even CDROM
> drive so I cannot do it and therefore I cannot install my apps. Anybody
> has an idea how to get around this and redirect Fedora to the ISOs?

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-November/msg00850.html

[Robert L Cochran]

I'm sorry I didn't notice this thread earlier.

Let me offer complete examples all in one email:

You can mount an .iso file using the method indicated below by Mr. Marcano.

Then you install RPM's from it by hand like this:

rpm -ivh --aid 
/[your-path-to-mount]/Fedora/RPMS/[the-rpm-you-want-to-install]

For example

rpm -ivh --aid /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS/gee_whiz_application*

If RPM complains that the gee_whiz_application is already installed you 
can try

rpm -Uvh --aid /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS/gee_whiz_application*

which upgrades an older package to a newer one

or

rpm -Fvh --aid /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS/gee_whiz_application*

which is similar.

So you have to point rpm to the new package you want to install just 
like you point an arrow at its target.

Bob

Robert Marcano wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 17:18, Miroslav Halas wrote:
> > Guys,
> >
> > I have a computer without CDROM and with only USB floppy.
> > I have copied Fedora C1 ISOs on this computer and installed it from
> > ISOs
> > When setup rebooted my machine on the Additional Discs screen
> > indoesn't allow me to specify ISOs. Oh well, I can live without
> > additional discs.
> >
> > Now I am trying to install from RPMs some applications I use (sapdb)
> > and Fedora asks me to insert 3rd CDRom disc. I don't have even CDROM
> > drive so I cannot do it and therefore I cannot install my apps.
> > Anybody has an idea how to get around this and redirect Fedora to the
> > ISOs?
>
> Mount the iso in a loop device
>
> mount -o loop file.iso /pathtomount
>
> then install the RPMs by hand
>
> --
> Robert Marcano
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Miro
> > -- fedora-list mailing list [e-mail]
> > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
>
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