Paul Howarth wrote: [..] Three steps (FC3 i386 version): 1. Create a yum repository from your DVD # mkdir -p /path/to/your/repo/dvd # mount -r -o loop /path/to/FC3-i386-DVD.iso /path/to/your/repo/dvd [..] Here's a script of me trying to do this, sorry for the ^G and so on: Script started on Sun 13 Feb 2005 10:43:42 AM PST [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# pwd /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i386-DVD [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# ll [00mtotal 2408608 -rwxr-xr-x 1 thufir root 2466410496 Feb 11 17:25 [01;32mFC3-i386-DVD.iso[00m -rwxr-xr-x 1 thufir root 791 Feb 11 17:25 [01;32mmd5sum[00m [m[root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# mkdir -p /,[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# mkdir -p /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i386-DVD [A [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# mkdir -p /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i386-DV[KD [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# mount -r -o loop /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i i386-DVD/FC3-i386-DVD.iso mount: can't find /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i386-DVD/FC3-i386-DVD.iso in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# mount -r -o loop /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i i386-DVD/FC3-i386-DVD.iso [K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K[K mount: can't find /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i386-DVD in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# mount -r -o loop /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i i386-DVD/ mount: can't find /mnt/hda2/dvd/heidelberg-i386-DVD in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# cat /etc/fstab # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 vfat uid=thufir 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,ro,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,fscontext=system_u:object_r:removable_t,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# cat /etc/mtab /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 / ext3 rw 0 0 none /proc proc rw 0 0 none /sys sysfs rw 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0 usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0 /dev/hda3 /boot ext3 rw 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0 /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 vfat rw,uid=500 0 0 none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw 0 0 sunrpc /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs rpc_pipefs rw 0 0 [root@localhost heidelberg-i386-DVD]# exit Script done on Sun 13 Feb 2005 10:46:17 AM PST thanks, Thufir Hawat -- This is an email sent via the webforum on http://fcp.homelinux.org