Package Installation from the CD with YaST2 Not Possible

Support knowledgebase (yast2_pakete_installieren)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Symptom

After installation, attempts to install additional packages fail. When you click "Details", an error message similar to the following one is displayed:


The source medium cannot be mounted.
/dev/hdb: file or directory not found
mount: enter file system type

Cause

YaST2 has saved the device file of your IDE CD-ROM drive in a file at /var/lib/hardware. This entry is no longer correct after some modifications in your system (e.g., activation of the IDE-SCSI emulation). The name of your device file is now something like /dev/sr0. However, YaST2 still addresses the original device.

Solution

Open a console (in KDE: press the keys Alt+F2, enter xterm, and click "Execute").

Proceed as follows:

  1. Log in as root:

    
    su -
    [root password]
    
    
  2. Execute the following command:

    
    hwscan --cdrom
    
    

The next time you start YaST2, you can access your CD-ROM drive normally. This procedure also works for using a different drive than that used for the original installation.


Keywords: YAST2, CD, CDROM, INSTALLING PACKAGES, PACKAGES, IDE-SCSI, SOURCE MEDIUM, INSTALLATION SOURCE, INSTALLATION MEDIUM

Categories: Package-Installation

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