Sorry my typo.. In the contrib reference you should use
./synthesis.hdlist2.cz Also it looks like there is something wrong with your setup for CD2 Take a look at the configuration by opening MandrakeControlCentre>SoftwareSourcesManager Highlight the entry for CD2 and select 'Edit' What do you see in the botttom box? derek On Saturday 11 Jan 2003 12:56 am, Can Baytan wrote: > Thanks, both same results are below, am I missing something? > > unable to take medium "Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)" into account as > no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)] exists > added medium contrib > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation > CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1).cz] > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.International > CD (x86) (cdrom3).cz] > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.update_source.cz] > retrieving description file of "contrib"... > ...retrieving done > retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "contrib"... > --02:21:26-- > ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/synthesis.hdli >st.cz => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing' > Resolving ftp.rutgers.edu... done. > Connecting to ftp.rutgers.edu[165.230.246.3]:21... connected. > Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! > ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. > ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS > ... done. > ==> PASV ... done. ==> LIST ... done. > > [ <=> ] 143,858 > 10.73K/s > > 02:21:49 (10.73 KB/s) - `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing' saved [143858] > > Removed `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing'. > --02:21:49-- > ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/synthesis.hdli >st.cz => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/synthesis.hdlist.cz' > ==> CWD not required. > ==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR synthesis.hdlist.cz ... > No such file `synthesis.hdlist.cz'. > > retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed > no hdlist file found for medium "contrib" > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.contrib.cz] > problem reading synthesis file of medium "contrib" > unable to update medium "contrib" > [root@localhost cbaytan]# urpmi.addmedia contrib > ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS with > ./synthesis.hdlist.cz > unable to take medium "Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)" into account as > no list file [/var/lib/urpmi/list.Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)] exists > added medium contrib > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation > CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1).cz] > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.International > CD (x86) (cdrom3).cz] > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.update_source.cz] > retrieving description file of "contrib"... > ...retrieving done > retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "contrib"... > --02:48:46-- > ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/synthesis.hdli >st.cz => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing' > Resolving ftp.rutgers.edu... done. > Connecting to ftp.rutgers.edu[165.230.246.3]:21... connected. > Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! > ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. > ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS > ... done. > ==> PASV ... done. ==> LIST ... done. > > [ <=> ] 143,858 > 6.77K/s > > 02:49:16 (6.77 KB/s) - `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing' saved [143858] > > Removed `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing'. > --02:49:16-- > ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/synthesis.hdli >st.cz => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/synthesis.hdlist.cz' > ==> CWD not required. > ==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR synthesis.hdlist.cz ... > No such file `synthesis.hdlist.cz'. > > retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed > no hdlist file found for medium "contrib" > examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.contrib.cz] > problem reading synthesis file of medium "contrib" > unable to update medium "contrib" > > Derek Jennings wrote: > >On Friday 10 Jan 2003 11:14 pm, Can Baytan wrote: > >>Mike showed us the one of the bests rpm source at: > >>ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS > >> > >>there are a lot of source even including games there, now, is there a > >>page or file about what are all the those rpm's for, when and how to > >>install, when we are not suppose to use them, maybe along with > >>dependency info and so on? > >> > >>Bests. > >> > >>Can Baytan > > > >The ftp reference you give is a Mandrake mirror. It has the same RPMS as > > on the download CDs. It also has a synthesis.hdlist.cz file which > > contains all the dependency information and package descriptions. So if > > you were to give the command > >urpmi.addmedia rutgers > >ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/i586/Mandrake/RPMS with > >./synthesis.hdlist.cz > >(That command is all on one line), then you would see the packages in your > >Mandrake software manager and see all their descriptions. > > > >There is not a lot of point however since they are all already on your > > CDs. > > > >However if you were to give the command > >urpmi.addmedia contrib > >ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS with > >./synthesis.hdlist.cz > > > >Then you would gain access to the applications in the Contrib folder which > > are *not* on your CDs. There are lots of really useful applications in > > Contrib > > > >HTH > > > >derek > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net
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