Re: [Cooker] cooker updates and so much more..!

2002-10-14 Thread Arcaneone7Dots

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (François Pons) wrote:

>Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> > 3. [Usability] During updating sources, show site current so
>> > users know that the RpmDrake is "working". Its slso useful
>> > because it shows how long it takes to read each site. It might
>> > even be worth it to add a "skip" button. The user can then move
>> > to the next mirror on the list.
>>
>> Well they all get updated at the same time and we're in the urpmi
>> API at that time. I don't know if adding a callback for that in
>> the urpmi API would be worth the trouble as well. Francois,
>> what's your idea?
>
>Is is planed to do something like multiple download at the same time and
>fallback to other mirror automatically, this could hurt such behaviour.
>
>But displaying all mirrors used at a time could help.
>
>François.
>
I like the mirror fallback behavior and the progress bar someone mentioned would be 
great improvements. There should still a way to kill the whole package update process. 
This is need because on either slow machines/connections someone might be able to wait 
for it to finish. Now that I think of it "skipping" would not have worked for that 
purpose  away.  

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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates and so much more..!

2002-10-14 Thread François Pons

Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > 3. [Usability] During updating sources, show site current so
> > users know that the RpmDrake is "working". Its slso useful
> > because it shows how long it takes to read each site. It might
> > even be worth it to add a "skip" button. The user can then move
> > to the next mirror on the list.  
> 
> Well they all get updated at the same time and we're in the urpmi
> API at that time. I don't know if adding a callback for that in
> the urpmi API would be worth the trouble as well. Francois,
> what's your idea?

Is is planed to do something like multiple download at the same time and
fallback to other mirror automatically, this could hurt such behaviour.

But displaying all mirrors used at a time could help.

François.




Re: [Cooker] cooker updates, Clarification..

2002-10-14 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> Well, actually the packages show up in "Install Packages" but
> "Update Packages" says "the list of updates are void". I have a
> feeling the problem is with Mandrake Update instead of the core
> rpmdrake. 

Mandrake Update shows updates from the updates sites, not cooker
packages.

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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates and so much more..!

2002-10-14 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> I have some other problems with RpmDrake:  
> 1. Why isn't setting up other mirror types automated too.

I don't understand.

> 2. [Wish/debug] Include a  entry. Users
> can remove "dead" mirrors inorder to cut down on update time.

This would need to connect to them all to show that :-(.

Hum, it could also be present in mirrorsfull.list from
mandrakesoft.com site, could be a good idea. But I'm not sure
it's worth the trouble.

> 3. [Usability] During updating sources, show site current so
> users know that the RpmDrake is "working". Its slso useful
> because it shows how long it takes to read each site. It might
> even be worth it to add a "skip" button. The user can then move
> to the next mirror on the list.  

Well they all get updated at the same time and we're in the urpmi
API at that time. I don't know if adding a callback for that in
the urpmi API would be worth the trouble as well. Francois,
what's your idea?

> 4. [Annoyance] The default mirror should be  type]. This would prevent list of mirrors with a meaningless
> name.

I don't understand.

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RE: [Cooker] cooker updates, Clarification..

2002-10-13 Thread Arcaneone7Dots

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>Stephen Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>Need some help updating over mandrake control center. When I add my
>>closest mirror, Paris, I have no issues downloading the
>>synthesis.hdlist*.cz files. The problem lies in when I go to download a
>>file from the synthesis.hdlist2.cz list. urpmi basically tels me it
>>cannot resolve the host. any sugestions?
>
>I'm not sure if this is related, but it doesn't show new packages after I setup a 
>"Update" mirror.
Well, actually the packages show up in "Install Packages" but "Update Packages" says 
"the list of updates are void". I have a feeling the problem is with Mandrake Update 
instead of the core rpmdrake.

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RE: [Cooker] cooker updates and so much more..!

2002-10-13 Thread Arcaneone7Dots

Stephen Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Hi,
>Need some help updating over mandrake control center. When I add my
>closest mirror, Paris, I have no issues downloading the
>synthesis.hdlist*.cz files. The problem lies in when I go to download a
>file from the synthesis.hdlist2.cz list. urpmi basically tels me it
>cannot resolve the host. any sugestions?

I'm not sure if this is related, but it doesn't show new packages after I setup a 
"Update" mirror.


I have some other problems with RpmDrake:  
1. Why isn't setting up other mirror types automated too.
2. [Wish/debug] Include a  entry. Users can remove "dead" mirrors 
inorder to cut down on update time.
3. [Usability] During updating sources, show site current so users know that the 
RpmDrake is "working". Its slso useful because it shows how long it takes to read each 
site. It might even be worth it to add a "skip" button. The user can then move to the 
next mirror on the list.  
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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates

2002-10-12 Thread J. Greenlees


Stephen Reilly wrote:

Hi,
Need some help updating over mandrake control center. When I add my
closest mirror, Paris, I have no issues downloading the
synthesis.hdlist*.cz files. The problem lies in when I go to download a
file from the synthesis.hdlist2.cz list. urpmi basically tels me it
cannot resolve the host. any sugestions?


 soundslike the local mirror hasn't synced with the updated 
.hdlist2.cz. give it a couple of days and it should clear up on it's own.




[Cooker] cooker updates

2002-10-12 Thread Stephen Reilly
Hi,
Need some help updating over mandrake control center. When I add my
closest mirror, Paris, I have no issues downloading the
synthesis.hdlist*.cz files. The problem lies in when I go to download a
file from the synthesis.hdlist2.cz list. urpmi basically tels me it
cannot resolve the host. any sugestions?







Re: [Cooker] cooker updates?

2001-11-09 Thread Oden Eriksson

On Fridayen den 9 November 2001 19.53, Frederic Lepied wrote:
> Salane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I guess we should be patient
> >
> > On Friday 09 November 2001 11:36, you wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > There has been many rpm update announcements here in the latest 3 or 4
> > > hours, but the rsync (and ftp) mirrors does not have these updates. 
> > > I'm awaiting the "licq" update, since all the licq freeze makes me
>
> There was a problem. All should be back to the normal now.

There seems to be some action going on with sync righ now.

Thanks.

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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates?

2001-11-09 Thread Oden Eriksson

On Fridayen den 9 November 2001 19.55, Salane wrote:
> I guess we should be patient

That's my middle name..., most of the time...

> On Friday 09 November 2001 11:36, you wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > There has been many rpm update announcements here in the latest 3 or 4
> > hours, but the rsync (and ftp) mirrors does not have these updates.  I'm
> > awaiting the "licq" update, since all the licq freeze makes me

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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates?

2001-11-09 Thread Frederic Lepied

Salane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I guess we should be patient
> 
> On Friday 09 November 2001 11:36, you wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > There has been many rpm update announcements here in the latest 3 or 4
> > hours, but the rsync (and ftp) mirrors does not have these updates.  I'm
> > awaiting the "licq" update, since all the licq freeze makes me
> 

There was a problem. All should be back to the normal now.
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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates?

2001-11-09 Thread Salane

I guess we should be patient

On Friday 09 November 2001 11:36, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> There has been many rpm update announcements here in the latest 3 or 4
> hours, but the rsync (and ftp) mirrors does not have these updates.  I'm
> awaiting the "licq" update, since all the licq freeze makes me




[Cooker] cooker updates?

2001-11-09 Thread Oden Eriksson

Hi all,

There has been many rpm update announcements here in the latest 3 or 4 hours, 
but the rsync (and ftp) mirrors does not have these updates.  I'm awaiting 
the "licq" update, since all the licq freeze makes me

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| cpu0 @ 814.28 bm, fan 4192 rpm, temp +32.0°C
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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates network overload

2001-03-14 Thread Guillaume Rousse


Le 2001.03.15 10:12:15 +0400, Vincent Danen a écrit :
> On Thu Mar 15, 2001 at 01:49:38AM +, Peter Ruskin wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday 14 March 2001 19:39, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> > 
> >## To some, nothing is impossible. ##
> >  http://Honza.Vicherek.com/
> > 
> > Just to let you know, this is no place for religious signatures, so
> your 
> > postings get filtered to my trash, unread.
> 
> Pardon?  Personal preference aside (hey, you can filter whatever you
> like), I think it's quite rude to tell someone that there is no place
> for any kind of signature unless it is offensive (ie. swear words,
> naked pictures, etc.).  Since you're filtering out this anyways, why
> make a comment that is more offensive than the signature itself?

I also do find religious comments offensive by nature to reason and
intelligence... Please keep'em private.
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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates network overload

2001-03-14 Thread Vincent Danen

On Thu Mar 15, 2001 at 01:49:38AM +, Peter Ruskin wrote:

> On Wednesday 14 March 2001 19:39, Jan Vicherek wrote:
> 
>## To some, nothing is impossible. ##
>  http://Honza.Vicherek.com/
> 
> Just to let you know, this is no place for religious signatures, so your 
> postings get filtered to my trash, unread.

Pardon?  Personal preference aside (hey, you can filter whatever you
like), I think it's quite rude to tell someone that there is no place
for any kind of signature unless it is offensive (ie. swear words,
naked pictures, etc.).  Since you're filtering out this anyways, why
make a comment that is more offensive than the signature itself?

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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates network overload

2001-03-14 Thread Peter Ruskin

On Wednesday 14 March 2001 19:39, Jan Vicherek wrote:

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Re: [Cooker] cooker updates network overload

2001-03-14 Thread Stefan van der Eijk

>   Help !!! I'm getting very frustrated with downloading cooker ! I've been
> trying to get one for 18 hours now, and still haven't been able to.
W8 until the weekends... when the mdk hackers aren't working (do they
ever stop?) then it's easier to get up2date. Doing this during the
week-days is a challenge.

>- cooker updates are so frequent that new release is out before the
> previous has been propagated to mirrors. This makes is useless to have
> mirrors. I never know what is the latest release.
This is ongoing development...

>- I never know that I have a consistent state of install+RPMS+base/*

>  Problem : the best assurance that I have a self-consistent fileset is to
> use the primary site (sunsite.uio.no), therefore causing a bandwidth
> bottleneck. It has happened to me several times that a new release caught
> me in the middle of doing rsync, so I ended up with an inconsistent state,
> and so was wondering why cooker isn't working as it is supposed to !
> Fixing this problem will eliminate many completely unnecessary headaches
> to your beta testers, who cannot currenly reliably beta test.
Just rsync every hour, and regularly run urpmi.update and urpmi
--auto-select. That keeps my machines up2date...

>  Because of the reasons above, it is as if cooker didn't have any mirrors.
> 
>  I cannot even get onto the rsync server "@ERROR: max connections (50)
> reached - try again later", and so cannot effectively do beta testing.
Yup... I've been seeing the message too lately. The ftp.sunet.se rsync
server doesn't seem to be full (yet).

>  Proposed actions :
>  1. clearly indicate the version/release of self-consistent filesets (is
> this done now by Mandrake/VERSION and install/VERSION ?)
>  2. cause cooker releases to be promptly replicated to several sites, so
> that the primary site doesn't become overloaded.
>  3. at each release publish the most current VERSION on a
> high-availability spot (no rsync or FTP with less than 1000 users limit,
> please, but rather use a web page / http access for this, do not use
> mailing list, as it takes sometimes many hours to get the msgs), so that
> we may know whether we are up to date or not. It can be quite futile and
> useless to do beta testing on an old beta.
>  4. indicate to us that I've finished rsyncing the same release that we
> have started rsyncing ! I.e. before a replica starts being updated, remove
> the VERSION file. That way people will know that any download attempts are
> futile, since they will not end up with a consistent fileset. When you are
> done updating a replica, put the new VERSION file in, so people know that
> it makes sense to download it again. Also, if I finish syncing and the
> VERSION file is different from when I started, I know I have to resync
> now.

I don't think that this is going to work... :-)

>  I.e. the following command will ensure that when it is finished, I have a
> complete and self-consistent cooker on my HD.
> 
>  $ rsync mirror::cooker/VERSION ./VERSION.previous
> 
>  $ while ! cmp VERSION VERSION.previous ;
>  > rsync mirror::cooker/VERSION ./VERSION.previous ;
>  > do rsync mirror:cooker . ;
>  > done
>  $ rm ./VERSION.previous

I do the following:
#!/bin/sh

rsync -av --partial --progress --stats --delete \
ftp.sunet.se::Mandrake-devel/SRPMS/ /mirrors/SRPMS/

rsync -av --partial --progress --stats --delete \
ftp.sunet.se::Mandrake-devel/cooker/ /mirrors/cooker/

rsync -av --partial --progress --stats --delete \
ftp.sunet.se::Mandrake-devel/contrib/SRPMS/ /mirrors/contrib/SRPMS/

Enjoy!

Stefan




[Cooker] cooker updates network overload

2001-03-14 Thread Jan Vicherek



  Help !!! I'm getting very frustrated with downloading cooker ! I've been
trying to get one for 18 hours now, and still haven't been able to.

   - cooker updates are so frequent that new release is out before the
previous has been propagated to mirrors. This makes is useless to have
mirrors. I never know what is the latest release.
   - I never know that I have a consistent state of install+RPMS+base/*

 Problem : the best assurance that I have a self-consistent fileset is to
use the primary site (sunsite.uio.no), therefore causing a bandwidth
bottleneck. It has happened to me several times that a new release caught
me in the middle of doing rsync, so I ended up with an inconsistent state,
and so was wondering why cooker isn't working as it is supposed to !
Fixing this problem will eliminate many completely unnecessary headaches
to your beta testers, who cannot currenly reliably beta test.

 Because of the reasons above, it is as if cooker didn't have any mirrors.

 I cannot even get onto the rsync server "@ERROR: max connections (50)
reached - try again later", and so cannot effectively do beta testing.

 Proposed actions : 
 1. clearly indicate the version/release of self-consistent filesets (is
this done now by Mandrake/VERSION and install/VERSION ?)
 2. cause cooker releases to be promptly replicated to several sites, so
that the primary site doesn't become overloaded.
 3. at each release publish the most current VERSION on a
high-availability spot (no rsync or FTP with less than 1000 users limit,
please, but rather use a web page / http access for this, do not use
mailing list, as it takes sometimes many hours to get the msgs), so that
we may know whether we are up to date or not. It can be quite futile and
useless to do beta testing on an old beta.
 4. indicate to us that I've finished rsyncing the same release that we
have started rsyncing ! I.e. before a replica starts being updated, remove
the VERSION file. That way people will know that any download attempts are
futile, since they will not end up with a consistent fileset. When you are
done updating a replica, put the new VERSION file in, so people know that
it makes sense to download it again. Also, if I finish syncing and the
VERSION file is different from when I started, I know I have to resync
now.

 I.e. the following command will ensure that when it is finished, I have a
complete and self-consistent cooker on my HD.

 $ rsync mirror::cooker/VERSION ./VERSION.previous

 $ while ! cmp VERSION VERSION.previous ;
 > rsync mirror::cooker/VERSION ./VERSION.previous ;
 > do rsync mirror:cooker . ;
 > done
 $ rm ./VERSION.previous

 This will greatly help us to do effective beta test on such frequent beta
releases.

 Thanks,

  Jan

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[Cooker] cooker updates today.

2001-02-20 Thread Robin Cook

Hello,

  I applied today updates to my cooker install and my X quit working.

  After looking around a bit I found that one of the updates changed
  the /etc/sysconfig/desktop file. It changed it so that the file had
  the line Desktop=GNOME.  I changed this back to just GNOME and then
  X started working again.

  Also there was a conflict /usr/bin/nc was a conflict between nedit
  and nc.

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