hi, did you mount the cd on /mnt/cdrom when adding it as a source? and did you define it as a 'removable source' i just did this with an old 8.0 cd and the 8.0 packages are showing up in the 'installable' list, if you unmount the cd, insert another. mount it and add as a source with a differnet name then using the same mount point doesn't matter as software manager is aware the source is removable media, as for ftp://rpmfind.net it appears that even though it mirrors the RPMS directories for 8.1 and 8.2 it doesn't mirror the rest of the distro files, which include either synthesis.hdlist.cz or hdlist.cz, these files contain the necessary info regarding dependencies that software manager or urpmi uses to fetch other files, without the location of these files one can only add 'local' sources because these files can be generated for rpm repositories that are mounted locally but not for those accessed online - like rpmfind.net. local cd's of mandrake will of course have these files under the /Mandrake/base/ directory, for online fetching what you need is a full mirror there are a few mentioned on the mandrake site some will also mirror older as well as current distros, try defining an ftp source with the url: ftp.ciril.fr/pub1/linux/mandrake/8.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/ and the relative position of the hdlsi file as ../base/hdlist.cz i just did this and the mirror at ftp.ciril.fr is added to my sources (only works for 8.2 since it doesn't mirror 8.1 fully), for 8.1 try: ftp.proxad.net/mirrors/ftp.mandrake-linux.com/Mandrake-old/8.1/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/ with ../base/hdlist.cz
it's always posssible that your installation of software manager is defective in some way, you might try upgrading it to the latest 8.2 version but of course you will have to solve dependencies for this manually! read 'man urpmi' and 'man urpmi.addmedia' for more insight into what is going on with software manager and urpmi good luck bascule On Tuesday 26 March 2002 10:20 am, you wrote: > > Hi bascule, > > Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't played with Software Manager much > and so I ventured into it. I added two source areas, namely > ftp://rpmfind.net and /mnt/cdrom. I assumed that with these two added > Software Manager would scan the CD I placed in the drive for RPM's and > populate the trees. I clicked on rebuild lists and saw that it didn't > even go to the CD-ROM to have a look for RPM's so I went back to the > list of sources. The two entries I had added had disappeared! > > What's up here as I feel a re-install like Windows coming up? -- One of the most basic rules of survival on any planet is never to upset someone wearing black leather. (The Last Continent)
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