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Old 11-06-2009, 12:50 PM   #1
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How to autorun a CD or Program


I know in Windows, if you put in a Cd it autoruns the CD. How do I do this in CentOS? I put the CD in but it just pops up the different files. When I double click "autorun" it does nothing.

Can I copy all the contents to a folder and run it? If so how?

I'm very new to Linux/CentOS.

Thanks.
 
Old 11-06-2009, 12:53 PM   #2
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Your windows programs will not work on CentOS, and autorun is a windows feature.

PS: They may work if you use wine, but not all programs do, and you have to manually select the executable(.exe) and run it.

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Old 11-06-2009, 01:04 PM   #3
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This is a Windows or Linux program. There are Linux and Windows folders/files in this program. It's HP Firmware CD and according to them, you put in the CD and run it. The problem is I don't know how to run it in Linux. I've gotten other firmware CD's to work such as Dell, but this one won't run when you do /autorun.

Thanks.
 
Old 11-06-2009, 01:25 PM   #4
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It's HP Firmware CD and according to them, you put in the CD and run it
Linux normally has it's own drivers on the distribution. Post the exact model of your HP hardware and tell us as much as you can.

also open a terminal window: Go to the menu Applications->Accessories->Console

write in to the terminal window:
Code:
sudo lsmod
sudo lspci
you may need to put your password.

Paste the output here.

PS: also paste the output off:
Code:
sudo lsusb

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Old 11-06-2009, 02:14 PM   #5
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It's an HP DL380 G5 server running CentOS 5.3. I will run the commands and repost. Thanks.
 
Old 11-06-2009, 02:22 PM   #6
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It's an HP DL380 G5 server running CentOS 5.3. I will run the commands and repost. Thanks.
I see. It's a server. Why are you trying to install the HP firmwires. Does any piece of hardware doesn't work properly?

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