File on a CDROM

[Torsten.]

If you copy the file, e.g. by

# cp /cdrom/patch-delivery-13986.depot /system_space/

I would assume it takes several minutes (maybe 20, 30 or more) to finish.
It depends on the drive speed, but you did not tell what server you are using.

In a worst case or a USB 1.1 drive it may take more than 1 hour.

So did the copy start?
Was the file created in the target directory?

Why you say "it will not let me do it." - what leads you to this assumption?

[Torsten.]

Thanks Steven!

[Ray Bell]

When I run the copy command it come back instalnly and the other files on the cd will copy but the depot file will not copy to the file system. Did I make it clear for you all thsi time.

[Steven Schweda]

Sometimes it's like pulling teeth, and the
other fellow has hidden the pliers.

[Torsten.]

Any related message in syslog?

try if you can read the depot:

# swlist -s /cdrom/patch-delivery-13986.depot

[Patrick Wallek]

Where was the DVD created? What mount options are you using to mount it?

[Ray Bell]

There is no information in syslog related to copy command or cd-rom. I try the swlist command and here's the error message I received:

{clbsrv:Root}/cdrom-> swlist -s /cdrom/patch-delivery-13986.depot
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "clbsrv"...
ERROR: Cannot read 2048 bytes from source
"/cdrom/patch-delivery-13986.depot". Change the source
specified, or ensure the media is loaded and ready to read.
ERROR: "clbsrv:/cdrom/patch-delivery-13986.depot": exists, but the
information on it is corrupt. It is not tar format or it is
not the correct media.


I umount the cdrom drive and found out that it's a DVD. Are there any different option in mounted a dvd differnt than a cdrom?

[Ray Bell]

I have the following in the /etc/fstab

/dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /cdrom cdfs ro,suid 0 0

And from the command line I ran:
mount /cdrom

[Patrick Wallek]

>>ERROR: "clbsrv:/cdrom/patch-delivery-13986.depot": exists, but the
information on it is corrupt. It is not tar format or it is
not the correct media.


It sounds like the information on the DVD is corrupt for your patch depot.

Have you tried accessing the DVD from a PC? Can you FTP the depot file from a PC to your HP-UX server?

[Ray Bell]

I will try to do that later. I'm at home and do not have access to the server today.