How to extract products from product CD

[Daniel Simard]

Hi,
I have an HP software CD. Let's say for example, it's the 1 of 4. I'd like to know how I would be able to extract one of the products from it. (for example, mirror ux, or perl). How would I extract it and also, would I be able to extract code worded products if I have the code word ???

Thanks,

[Ross Zubritski]

Hi,

Mount the CD and launch swinstall with the command "swinstall". This will allow you to browse the CD. This will also allow you to unlock products with codewords.

Regards,

RZ

[Ken Hubnik_2]

You would use the swinstall command after you mount the cd with the mount command.

mount -o ro /dev/dsk/xxxxxx /cdrom
swinstall -s /cdrom

The codeword has to match the set of CD's that it was produced for.

[Daniel Simard]

Sorry, I think I'm missing a little detail. When I mean extract, I mean actually seperating a product from the depot. So I could have it as a seperate depot.


Thanks!

[Pete Randall]

And once you have swinstall up, that's where you would enter in any codewords that you do have.
Select Actions > Add New Codeword.


Pete

[John Bolene]

Swinstall operates either in X-mode with an exported display, or in text mode.

You add the codewords in one of the menu items.

Mount the cdrom and then use swinstall.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

If you already have the codeword then it will indicate the one CD part no. that is applicable so that you don't have to look at the table of contents on the CD. You next start swinstall, select the source (CDROM), and when you get to the main menu, choose Actions->Add New CodeWord. Enter your codeword and swinstall will then rescan the source and your product will be visible.

You can also mount the cd and do a swlist -s /cdrom. All products on the medium will be displayed but not all will be able to be installed without the proper codeword(s).

[Marco Santerre · Accepted solution]

Hi Daniel,

If you wan tto have it as a separate depot, basically it's the same procedure that everyone has shown you (especially with the Codeword thing), but instead of using swinstall, you use swcopy, which will create a depot where you want, with that specific(s) product(s).