[CentOS] Accessing packages on DVD from rescue mode?

[Toralf Lund]

On 22/01/13 19:33, SilverTip257 wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Toralf Lund<toralf.lund at pgs.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know a way to access rpm packages on the CentOS 6 install
>> DVD after booting into "rescue mode" from the same DVD? I mean, I can't
>> immediately see the Packages directory or a full DVD mount point...
>>
>>
> Have you mounted /dev/cdrom or /dev/sr0?
>
> mkdir /mnt/cd
> mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cd
>
> Then look to see if you get what you're looking for.
Yep, that works. I feel quite stupid now, for not trying the obvious. I 
guess I was thinking that the DVD was mounted already like it is when 
you run the installer, so that it would be a bad idea to do it again...

Thanks,

- Toralf


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>> TIA,
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>> - Toralf
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