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Hello

I just installed Mageia 2 on my netbook and I am trying to install more packages. However, urpmi gives me the following error:

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mount: you must specify the filesystem type
failed to mount /org/freedesktop/UDisks/devices/sr0: org.freedesktop.UDisks.Error.Failed: Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with:
mount: you must specify the filesystem type

Please insert the medium named "core media"

I have the external DVD drive which I used to install Mageia inserted into one of the USB ports.

It sounds like there are problems mounting said DVD drive, but I wouldn't know why.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This has been a perennial problem in Mandriva and Mageia. The installation medium is not always recognized as a media source. The easiest solution is to remove or disable the installation medium as a source and add the online repositories (which will give you access to a much wider range of software than is available on the DVD).

You can do this through Mageia Control Centre/Software Management/Configure media sources.

If you are not familiar with Mageia, you may find this rough guide useful:

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Software_management

Jim

I'll check that out and let you know how it goes. Cheers.

Thanks, it worked.

Thanks in advance!!!!

Sure thing, no need to use so many exclamation marks lol.