Re: [SLUG] using rsync for Debian CDs

From: Russell Hires (rhires@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Feb 18 2002 - 11:32:43 EST


On Monday 18 February 2002 10:02 am, you wrote:
Actually, if you go to the debian site and fish around for a bit you should
find something on making CD's...or you could go to linuxiso.com...

Russell

> Oops! I thought I could just build the CDs with this simple command.
> I guess this is for existing archives ("must already have a
> 'debian-cd/' somewhere on your machine")?
> Has anybody had good success with some other CD building schemes?
> How about a good supplier of Debian CDs?
>
> I'm looking for the Sparc ones, but I'll take any recommendations of
> suppliers. I had a bad batch from www.lsl.com. They were so CD-Rish
> they can't be read on some of my CD-ROM drives. When I look through
> them, into the light, it's like looking through a dirty window. I
> like more opaque CDs. I think it stands for the quality of the
> medium.
>
> Mario
>
> >If you're trying to rsync with potato, that's probably true. Potato
> > doesn't change that much. You must already have a 'debian-cd/' somewhere
> > on your machine ??
> >
> >Just guessing...
> >
> >Russell
> >
> >On Monday 18 February 2002 01:09 am, you wrote:
> >> I'm issuing this command as root on my Debian sparcstation5:
> >>
> >> rsync mirror.csit.fsu.edu::debian-cd/
> >>
> >> The command comes back with "client: nothing to do" or something
> >> like that. What am I doing wrong? I tried to hit the other rsync
> >> mirrors but no go. I read the man page on rsync, but I still don't
> >> understand if I'm supposed to do something else on my side.
> >>
> >> Mario



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