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don't copy all cd's to the same directory. instead make a directory for each of the cd's (for instance, /mnt/mdk/cd1/ and so on)
then copy each cd contents to its corresponding directory. not just the rpms, but the whole contents and directory structure inside the cd, just as if they were mounted in these locations.
then open the mandrake configuration center. Then to "Software Management", then "Media Manager"
There you can specify rpm source locations. You should see your cd's configured. Unmark them (don't delete those entries just in case you do something wrong).
Then create four new entries refering to local directories (those you just created, in which you copied the cd's). Name the entries accordingly, for clarity, save the configuration and try it.
Go to the install section within the "Software management" option.
Try installing something. Now it should begin installing without prompting you for the CD's. That's how I do it, and its just fine. I hated when inserting one cd, then the other, then other one, etc.
The downside is that you need losts of free space.
I even do it better. I had my ISO's already on my hdd, because I didn't delete them after burning my cd's, so I mounted the ISO's permanently in /etc/fstab, under four dirs I created in /mnt/mdk/
and followed the rest of the above procedure, and voila.
Let me know If this was helpful
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