Can't install program from cdrom

mat_uk111 · 02-22-2005, 04:32 AM

I have a piece of software that I want to install but it comes on a cd and you have to install it via cdrom. When I type the install command /mnt/cdrom/install* mandrake 10.1 (which is what I am using) it comes up with the error message

bash: /mnt/cdrom/install: /bin/sh: Bad Interpreter: Permission denied

I am not too sure what to do, any suggestions?

Mat

reddazz · 02-22-2005, 04:39 AM

I think you are not allowed to execute programs from your cdrom or you have to be root. You can simply copy the program somewhere in your system and install it from there. An alternative would be to remove the "noexec" from the appropriate lines for your device in /etc/fstab or add the "exec" int the options for your device.

sureshpc · 02-22-2005, 04:43 AM

Hello
please try this

First check whether there is a command availabe named sh. using command

which sh

if it doesnot produce an output like /bin/sh, follow the step

cd /bin
ln -s sh bash

then try to execute the install command

Suresh

mat_uk111 · 02-22-2005, 09:26 AM

I had a look in fstab and there was no "noexec" term but there was an exec term. There was also a noauto term but I removed that and there was still no difference.

I typed which sh and the answer was /bin/sh

Any other suggestions?

Does mandrake behave odd in this way?

Mat

reddazz · 02-22-2005, 09:46 AM

What kind of file is this program and what are the results of runnin "ls -l" on the file.