SnapafunFrank wrote: > mike wrote: > >> SnapafunFrank wrote: >> >> >>> And while we are on urpmi problems can someone tell me why I cannot >>> wholly add another media to my list. >>> >>> I did: >>> >>> # urpmi.addmedia myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS >>> >>> and : >>> >>> # urpmi.addmedia -f myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS >>> >>> I get some entries in the /var/lib/urpmi directory but when I do : >>> >>> # urpmq --list-media >>> >>> the new media doesn't appear in the list and trying to install the rpms >>> downloaded to the ~/MYRPMS directory, I get the 'Not found' reply. >>> >>> I have tried: >>> >>> # urpmi --update -a >>> >>> But this did not get my new media added either. >>> >> >> >> >> I just tried adding a local source as you descibed above, and all >> turned out well. I used some rpms I downloaded. >> >> Could it possibly be something wrong with the rpms themselves. >> I think rpm looks at the rpm's header for info to generate the hdlist. >> >> Maybe download some different rpm's in a new directory and try >> adding them as locale source to see if it works. >> >> Mike >> >> >> > I tried by moving or deleting rpms that though they went through before, > this time they kept coming up with errors. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] frank]# urpmi.addmedia -f myrpms /home/frank/MYRPMS/
<snip> > added medium myrpms <snip> > reading rpm files from [/home/frank/MYRPMS] It should of listed your package or packages here like... /var/cache/urpmi/headers/Package_Name_Version_Arch > writing list file for medium "myrpms" > building hdlist [/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.myrpms.cz] > choosing compression method with "gzip -4" for archive > /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.myrpms.cz > real archive size of /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.myrpms.cz is 1707821 > no info available for package flightgear at > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/URPM/Build.pm > line 465. > > > As you can see - no 'myrpms' media. I have even tried a new directory > with only the latest download ( and successfully installed ) rpm in it. > The same thing is happening. It's driving me nuts. Unless there is a > simple way of getting all my media back up should I scrap the lot and > start again, well, I may as well be back fighting windows as this is the > type of problem I left windows for. > > Any other ideas anyone? > > You can try this and see if it works. [root]# urpmi.removemedia myrpms [root]# urpmi.addmedia -f -c myrpms file://home/frank/MYRPMS Mike
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