Hello, Robert Schweikert erote:

Hi,

Is there a canned way to request the user to insert the next DVD? When SUSE was distributed on multiple CD-ROMs this existed, is this stuff still around and easy to use from a shell script?

I don't know if it's possible to do it from shell directly (e.g. via zypper). Maybe you'll need a python script...

I am working on a project that requires more than 1 DVD. Once the stuff from the 1st DVD is installed the system will boot from the hard drive. Once the system is up and running I need the user to insert the 2nd DVD to get the data. Thus I am looking for an easy way to get a dialog posted, the DVD mounted etc, such that I can just copy the data to where I need it to be.

AFAIK there is no such function to request a certain medium, but the trick is to request a file from the second medium. Libzypp will detect that there is not the expected medium in the drive and it will request it. Then you just copy the provided file, libzypp will take care or media checking, mounting, etc... (If you have more questions use zypp-devel@opensuse.org ML for zypper/libzypp related questions.) -- Best Regards Ladislav Slezák Yast Developer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: lslezak@suse.cz Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 960 190 00 Prague 9 fax: +420 284 028 951 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help@opensuse.org