Alas, the new urpmi/grpmi/gurpmi/rpmdrake didn't fix it :o( What can I do to force urpmi to download newer hdlists?
--- David Walser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok, so /var/cache/urpmi's subdirs are empty. I go > to > update sources, and see (I added hyphens): > ------------------------------------------------ > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD > (http1).cz] > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Contrib CD > (http2).cz] > retrieving description file of "Installation CD > (http1)"... > retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of > "Installation CD (http1)"... > --10:28:16-- > http://luigiwalser.homeip.net//contrib/cooker/cooker/i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist.cz > => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.cz' > Resolving claude... done. > Connecting to claude[131.118.50.239]:3128... > connected. > Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 14,953,031 [text/plain] > Server file no newer than local file > `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist.cz' -- not > retrieving. > > ...retrieving done > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD > (http1).cz] > retrieving description file of "Contrib CD > (http2)"... > retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "Contrib > CD > (http2)"... > --10:28:16-- > http://luigiwalser.homeip.net//contrib/cooker/cooker/i586/Mandrake/base/hdlist2.cz > => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist2.cz' > Resolving claude... done. > Connecting to claude[131.118.50.239]:3128... > connected. > Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 6,307,081 [text/plain] > Server file no newer than local file > `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/hdlist2.cz' -- not > retrieving. > > ...retrieving done > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Contrib CD > (http2).cz] > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD > (http1).cz] > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Contrib CD > (http2).cz] > ------------------------------------------------ > > so it thinks the ones on the server aren't newer, > but > that's not true, they are newer. So I delete the > files except for compssUsers.flat in /var/lib/urpmi > and try to update sources but get: > ------------------------------------------------ > unable to inspect list file for "Installation CD > (http1)", medium ignored > unable to inspect list file for "Contrib CD > (http2)", > medium ignored > retrieving description file of "Installation CD > (http1)"... > retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of > "Installation CD (http1)"... > ...retrieving failed: > retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed > no hdlist file found for medium "Installation CD > (http1)" > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD > (http1).cz] > problem reading synthesis file of medium > "Installation > CD (http1)" > retrieving description file of "Contrib CD > (http2)"... > retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "Contrib > CD > (http2)"... > ...retrieving failed: > retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed > no hdlist file found for medium "Contrib CD (http2)" > examining synthesis file > [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Contrib CD > (http2).cz] > problem reading synthesis file of medium "Contrib CD > (http2)" > unable to inspect list file for "Installation CD > (http1)", medium ignored > unable to inspect list file for "Contrib CD > (http2)", > medium ignored > -------------------------------------------------- > > the source is on a webserver on my machine elsewhere > on the network, and I can reach it just fine with a > web browser, so that's not the problem. I can't > tell > exactly what's going on here, and I can't update my > sources :o( > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > http://news.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com
