On Wednesday 30 July 2003 07:52 pm, Glenn wrote:
> Entering the following per results of running through the
> plf.zarb.org/~nanardon site (as recommended by Charlie, nanookatlarge,  a
> couple of months ago):
> urpmi.addmedia --update updates
> ftp://ftp.nmt.edu/pub/linux/mandrake/updates/9.1/RPMS/ with
> ../base/hdlist.cz
>
> gives me the following:
> added medium updates
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 1
> (x86) (cdrom1).cz]
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 2
> (x86) (cdrom2).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]
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.plf.cz]
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz]
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.contrib.cz]
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.jpackage.free.cz]
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.texstar.cz]
> retrieving description file of "updates"...
> retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "updates"...
>     ftp://ftp.nmt.edu/pub/linux/mandrake/updates/9.1/RPMS/base/hdlist.cz
> ...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 10 or signal 0
>
> retrieve of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
> no hdlist file found for medium "updates"
> examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.updates.cz]
> problem reading synthesis file of medium "updates"
> unable to update medium "updates"
>
> Anybody see what's going wrong here?  This is a result of running it for
> the third time in the last two months, with the same result.  Stupid newbie
> tricks that I'm not catching on to?  Thanks in advance for any assistance
> you can provide.
Try "urpmi.update update -a"  and see if that goes. HTH
-- 
Dennis M. linux user #180842

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