thanks to everyone. just appears that I tried the wrong directory. next question. Is there a way I can add a non mandrake ftp to urpmi?? I am interested in multimedia and would like to be able to update from the net.
Aaron On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 20:19, Carl J. Bauman wrote: > Thanks, Derek. That worked. > > Derek Jennings wrote: > > >Whoops.. sorry my mistake. I cannot even cut and paste properly it should be > > > > > >urpmi.addmedia Distro_9.0 > >ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/9.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS > >with ./synthesis.hdlist.cz > > > >I do recommend that rediris server. It is really fast. :) > > > >derek > > > > > >On Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 6:08 pm, Aaron wrote: > > > > > >>I did it and this is what I got > >>root@adsl aaron]# urpmi.addmedia Distro_9.0 > >>ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/9.0/ with > >>./synthesis.hdlist.cz > >>added medium Distro_9.0 > >>examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation > >>CD (disk1).cz] > >>examining synthesis file > >>[/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.windowscontr.cz] > >>examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.plf.cz] > >>examining synthesis file > >>[/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.update_source.cz] > >>retrieving description file of "Distro_9.0"... > >> > >>retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "Distro_9.0"... > >>curl: (19) Can't open synthesis.hdlist.cz: No such file or directory > >>...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 19 or signal 0 > >> > >>retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed > >>no hdlist file found for medium "Distro_9.0" > >>examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Distro_9.0.cz] > >>problem reading synthesis file of medium "Distro_9.0" > >>unable to update medium "Distro_9.0" > >> > >>I will try another ftp > >> > >>also > >> > >>any idea what went worng?? > >>Aaron > >> > >>On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 15:17, Derek Jennings wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 2:43 pm, Aaron wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hi hope someone can help me. > >>>>currently I have the whole mandrake 9.0 source tree plus contrib on my > >>>>HD. > >>>>I want to delete this, and have urpmi point to an http mirror or ftp > >>>>mirror how do I set this up. > >>>>I have tried using Mandrakes control center but with no success. > >>>>Thanks > >>>>Aaron > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Remove your CD sources using rpmdrake, (but keep contrib) and then in a > >>>root terminal (while online) > >>> > >>>urpmi.addmedia Distro_9.0 > >>>ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/9.0/ with > >>>./synthesis.hdlist.cz > >>> > >>>(This command on one line) > >>> > >>>Or some other mirror if you prefer. > >>> > >>>derek > >>> > >>> > >>>---- > >>> > >>> > >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >>>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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