[CentOS-devel] how to update install CD ?

Matt Hyclak hyclak at math.ohiou.edu
Wed Jan 16 15:14:17 UTC 2008


On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 02:54:30PM +0000, James Pearson enlightened us:
> >       I want to add new rpm into install cd .
> >I have searched the answer on the net and done it 
> >like what they have said.
> >       But when I use the cd I made to install OS, It told me that 
> >" The CentOS-4 i386 CD was not found in any of your CDROM drivers.
> >Please insert the CentOS-4 i386 cd and press OK to retry". I don't know
> >why. Could anyone help ?
> >
> >  The following is the step :
> >pkgorder --product CentOS  /data/CentOS/ CentOS > /data/pkgfile
> >genhdlist --productpath=CentOS /data/OWLinux
> >pkgorder --product CentOS  /data/CentOS/ CentOS > /data/pkgfile
> >
> >buildinstall --pkgorder /data/pkgfile \
> >--version "4" \
> >--product "CentOS" \
> >--release "1" \
> >--prodpath CentOS /data/OWLinux
> >
> >mkisofs -J -R -v -T -o ./CentOS.iso -V CentOS-4 -b \
> >        isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot \
> >        -boot-load-size 4  -boot-info-table ./CentOS/
> 
> In the above commands you are using /data/CentOS for the pkgorder and 
> genhdlist, and /data/OWLinux with buildinstall - so you might not 
> actually be making a CD of install you've just created ...
> 
> Are there any errors from the buildinstall process?
> 
> Also, I'm not sure why you are running pkgorder twice - I re-build the 
> installer by running genhdlist, pkgorder and then genhdlist again with 
> the output from pkgorder before running buildinstall
> 

Most likely you are missing the .discinfo file.

Matt

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