I am not sure what part of the conversation I am coming in at .... I used this ftp://people.redhat.com/ckloiber/mkdvdiso.sh to create my DVD ISO .. On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 20:15 -0500, William Warren wrote: > yep..i am using 9660...I have tried two different dvd dis both > have failed.. > > John Newbigin wrote: > > > William Warren wrote: > > > >> ack...i am not even familiar with how to look at source code rofl..:) > > > > anaconda is a special case because the binary rpm contains the source > > code (some of which I have included below). > > > > Your .discinfo looks correct, comma separated list of cd numbers. It > > may well be a different issue. Are you still using iso9660? > > Unfortunately I don't have a DVD ROM or burner so I can't test :( > > > > John. > > > > /usr/lib/anaconda/image.py looks like the place: > > if os.access("/mnt/source/.discinfo", os.R_OK): > > f = open("/mnt/source/.discinfo") > > newStamp = f.readline().strip() > > try: > > descr = f.readline().strip() > > except: > > descr = None > > try: > > arch = f.readline().strip() > > except: > > arch = None > > try: > > discNum = getDiscNums(f.readline().strip()) > > except: > > discNum = [ 0 ] > > f.close() > > if (newStamp == timestamp and > > arch == _arch and > > needed in discNum): > > done = 1 > > self.currentDisc = discNum > > > > > > def getDiscNums(line): > > # get the disc numbers for this disc > > nums = line.split(",") > > discNums = [] > > for num in nums: > > discNums.append(int(num)) > > return discNums > > > >> > >> John Newbigin wrote: > >> > >>> The best place to look is the anaconda source code. It is mostly > >>> python which is not too hard to figure out but I have been bitten > >>> once or twice (sorry, the pun was intended). > >>> > >>> I am grabbing the source now and I'll have a look. > >>> > >>> John. > >>> > >>> William Warren wrote: > >>> > >>>> I edited the .discinfo file but still the installer does not > >>>> recognize the dvd as an instllation medium. I have attached the > >>>> .discinfo file. If i made a mistake let me know..otherwsie it > >>>> looks like the installation program itself may need a bit of > >>>> adjusting..no idea. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> William > >>>> > >>>> William Warren wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Well that didn't work. I got a bootable dvd out of it but the > >>>>> centos installed did not detect the media as having the > >>>>> installation files. It asked for a cd instead of recognizing the > >>>>> dvd. Winiso cannot handle dvd's..:( Anyone have a way to make the > >>>>> centos installer realize all its files are on the dvd instead of > >>>>> looking for three cd's? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> 1095354229.83 > >>>> update3 > >>>> i386 > >>>> 1,2,3 > >>>> RedHat/base > >>>> RedHat/RPMS > >>>> RedHat/pixmaps > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20041104/021e2636/attachment-0004.html>