John R Pierce wrote: > On 02/15/11 1:18 PM, Mike VanHorn wrote: >> On 2/15/11 4:09 PM, "John R Pierce"<pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: >> >>> On 02/15/11 1:03 PM, Mike VanHorn wrote: >>>> Using CentOS 5.5 x86_64. >>>> >>>> I am trying to install software that comes on two discs. I can start >>>> the install just fine, but when it comes to taking out the first disc and >>>> putting in the second, the system won't let me eject it. >>> you typically have to umount the volume before you can eject the disk. >>> and of course to umount it, noone can have any open files on it. <snip> Most software installations I've done stopped when it needed the second disk, umounted and ejected the CD, and asked for the next one. Alternatively, you could cp or rsync both CDs to a directory like /opt/src, or /tmp/CD, and install from there. mark