I've recently joined the list and noted in the past few days a lot of references to setting up urpmi sources. So I tried it as well and was not successful |-(. The following was run as root:

urpmi.addmedia plf ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/pl
f/mandrake/10.1 with hdlist.cz
added medium plf
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 2 (cdr
om2).cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Updates.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 3 (cdr
om3).cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 1 (cdr
om1).cz]
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "plf"...
ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandrake/10.1/hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect
retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium "plf"
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.plf.cz]
problem reading synthesis file of medium "plf"
unable to update medium "plf"


[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ftp://helios.dii.utk.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake/official/updates/10
.1/main_updates with media_info/hdlist.cz
-bash: ftp://helios.dii.utk.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake/official/updates/10.1/main_up
dates: No such file or directory
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia main ftp://ftp.phys.ttu.edu/pub/mandrakelinux/of
ficial/10.1/i586/media/main with media_info/hdlist.cz
added medium main
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 2 (cdr
om2).cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Updates.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 3 (cdr
om3).cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Installation CD 1 (cdr
om1).cz]
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "main"...
ftp://ftp.phys.ttu.edu/pub/mandrakelinux/official/10.1/i586/media/main/media
_info/hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect
retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium "main"
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz]
problem reading synthesis file of medium "main"
unable to update medium "main"


[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ftp ftp.phys.ttu.edu
Connected to meathead.phys.ttu.edu.
220 ProFTPD 1.2.9 Server (ProFTPD Default Installation) [meathead.phys.ttu.edu]
500 AUTH not understood
500 AUTH not understood
KERBEROS_V4 rejected as an authentication type
Name (ftp.phys.ttu.edu:root): anonymous
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete email address as your password.
Password:
230----------------------------------------------
Welcome to the TTU Physics FTP site. Enjoy.


The Apache and kernel.org mirrors will be
leaving soon, due to lack of interest. Sorry
for the inconvenience.
--------------------------------------------
230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.removemedia -a
removing medium "Installation CD 2 (cdrom2)"
removing medium "Updates"
removing medium "Installation CD 3 (cdrom3)"
removing medium "Installation CD 1 (cdrom1)"
found 266 headers in cache
removing 266 obsolete headers in cache
write config file [/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia main ftp://ftp.phys.ttu.edu/pub/mandrakelinux/of
ficial/10.1/i586/media/main with media_info/hdlist.cz
added medium main
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "main"...
ftp://ftp.phys.ttu.edu/pub/mandrakelinux/official/10.1/i586/media/main/media
_info/hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect
retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium "main"
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz]
problem reading synthesis file of medium "main"
unable to update medium "main"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia main ftp://ftp.phys.ttu.edu/pub/mandrakelinux/of
ficial/10.1/i586/media/main with media_info/hdlist.cz
added medium main
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "main"...
ftp://ftp.phys.ttu.edu/pub/mandrakelinux/official/10.1/i586/media/main/media
_info/hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect
retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium "main"
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.main.cz]
problem reading synthesis file of medium "main"
unable to update medium "main"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# urpmi.addmedia jpackage ftp://mirror.aca.oakland.edu/pub/linux/
mandrakelinux/official/10.1/i586/media/jpackage with media_info/hdlist.cz
added medium jpackage
retrieving source hdlist (or synthesis) of "jpackage"...
ftp://mirror.aca.oakland.edu/pub/linux/mandrakelinux/official/10.1/i586/medi
a/jpackage/media_info/hdlist.cz
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect
retrieval of source hdlist (or synthesis) failed
no hdlist file found for medium "jpackage"
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.jpackage.cz]
problem reading synthesis file of medium "jpackage"
unable to update medium "jpackage"


Has anyone ever had a problem like this?
Sorry about the long post.

charles

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