Description of problem: Example: "CD1, CD2 went ok but when it got to nmap on CD3, the install program was now telling me that it was "Unable to access disk". A trip to the console showed that the CD-ROM was indeed there and that the nmap rpm was there too. After a few tries, including putting it in my second CD-ROM (alas, the install program doesn't look there), I aborted. On reinstalling specifically nmap, I was able to get it thru. I don't really understand why it didn't work in the first run at it..." This has happened twice already. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Sometimes? Steps to Reproduce: 1. Select a bunch of packages to install 2. Insert CD1, CD2 when requested 3. Insert CD3 when requested Actual results: "Unable to access disk" shows up. Expected results: File is installed correctly. Additional info: dmesg: ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize! udf: registering filesystem UDF-fs DEBUG fs/udf/lowlevel.c:57:udf_get_last_session: XA disk: no, vol_desc_start=0 UDF-fs DEBUG fs/udf/super.c:1552:udf_fill_super: Multi-session=0 UDF-fs DEBUG fs/udf/super.c:540:udf_vrs: Starting at sector 16 (2048 byte sectors) UDF-fs DEBUG fs/udf/super.c:567:udf_vrs: ISO9660 Primary Volume Descriptor foundUDF-fs DEBUG fs/udf/super.c:570:udf_vrs: ISO9660 Supplementary Volume Descriptor found UDF-fs DEBUG fs/udf/super.c:576:udf_vrs: ISO9660 Volume Descriptor Set Terminator found UDF-fs: No VRS found ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A cdrom: open failed. cdrom: open failed. cdrom: open failed. cdrom: open failed. cdrom: open failed. cdrom: open failed.
I decided to poke at this - when I tried to install the Kernel development tools (all 5/5 packages), you're asked for CD 2 and CD 3. Pop CD2 in, its fine, and installs qt-devel for me; pop CD 3 in, and it just provides the unable to access disk dialog. Keeping in mind the CD has automounted just fine, and browsing it via Nautilus just works
Seem that changing CDs doesn't work: I called system-config-packages by executing autorun on first FC3 CD. Installing packages from this first CD works fine. When another CD is required (and placed in the same drive), always "Unable to access disk" shows up. I reproduced this on three rather different machines.
Fedora Core 2 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC3 updates or in the FC4 test release, reopen and change the version to match.
Closing as resolved in later releases