[cw-discuss] FC5: Installing upgrade app CDs that require other CD for validation

[Avi Jacobson]

This is a variation on the "multiple CD installation" 
issue that has come up on this list. I don't know if 
there's a workaround, but would be happy to receive 
any advice.

I have a licensed upgrade of Adobe Acrobat 5.0, which 
ran fine under CrossOver Office 5.0.3 on FC4. The 
Acrobat upgrade requires that I insert the original CD-
ROM of my earlier version of Acrobat (4.05) in order 
to verify the license. This was not a problem when I 
was running FC4.

However, in FC5, the CD-ROM drive no longer has a 
static name (it used to be /media/CDRECORDER); now, it 
is called /media/<actual volume name of CD>. So you 
cannot change CDs on the fly. Under these 
circumstances, Acrobat will not install because it 
cannot see the "validation" CD.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Avi Jacobson
  
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