Installing Additional Packages

[Gary Gatling]

Maybe you can register your machine with red hat network. Then you should 
be able to get the additional packages you need over the network with 
up2date. Then it doesn't matter about the CD being unreadable?

Cheers,


On Sat, 26 May 2007, Bertram Moshier wrote:

> Hello,
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> I have a Dell Precision 390 running Red Hat Enterprise 4 WS.  I'm trying to
> add three development packages (memtest86+, cproto, and dmalloc) to the
> system.  The "Add Packages" program calls for the "Red Hat Enterprise Linux
> 4 disk 3."  When I put the disk in the drive and press OK, it says it is
> unable to read the disk.
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> I called Gold Support and they said it wasn't their concern as they don't
> support Red Hat except on a best effort and adding packages is beyond
> hardware support.
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> Anyone have suggestions on how to proceed with both finding out about my
> drive & disk, as well as, getting the packages installed.
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> Bert Moshier.
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>

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