Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
On Wednesday 12 January 2005 02:57 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On January 11, 2005 18:22, Dan Gordon wrote: > ... > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to remove > > > and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > > > > Yes go here and follow the instructions its very easy. > > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > > > Regards, > > Dan Gordon > > That web site has been dead for some weeks now. Try this instead: Looks like it is back up now. I used it just today. > http://urpmi.borgnet.us/ > > Seems to do the same thing. I don't remember the "club" source being there > before, but when I tried it, it seemed to be semi-permanently broken (that > is, addmedia configures the source, but every attempt to use urpmi after > that complains about it). Other than that, no problems. -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 12 Jan 2005 20:57, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On January 11, 2005 18:22, Dan Gordon wrote: > ... > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to remove > > > and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > > > > Yes go here and follow the instructions its very easy. > > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > > > That web site has been dead for some weeks now. Try this instead: > Actually, it seems to be back - at least I can access it. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFB5aQNkFAvMr/nNX8RAkXTAKCK2NVVsMNuui/mM9wQupN/U4Y4QwCffAZ3 KZ7EzWt5cgRnC9JSme20wvk= =Izxx -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
On January 12, 2005 03:57 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On January 11, 2005 18:22, Dan Gordon wrote: > ... > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to > > > remove and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > > > > Yes go here and follow the instructions its very easy. > > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > Strange i just tried it right now and it works fine for me. > > That web site has been dead for some weeks now. Try this instead: > > http://urpmi.borgnet.us/ > Always good to have a few alternatives though. Regards, Dan Gordon -- Wed Jan 12 16:57:50 EST 2005 16:57:50 up 2 days, 5:58, 1 user, load average: 0.18, 0.10, 0.07 Harris's Lament: All the good ones are taken. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
On Wednesday 12 January 2005 21:57, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On January 11, 2005 18:22, Dan Gordon wrote: > ... > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to > > > remove and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > > > > Yes go here and follow the instructions its very easy. > > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > > > Regards, > > Dan Gordon > > That web site has been dead for some weeks now. Try this instead: > > http://urpmi.borgnet.us/ > > Seems to do the same thing. I don't remember the "club" source > being there before, but when I tried it, it seemed to be > semi-permanently broken (that is, addmedia configures the source, > but every attempt to use urpmi after that complains about it). > Other than that, no problems. Here's another one : http://www.linuxfordummies.org/addmedia/ Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
On January 11, 2005 18:22, Dan Gordon wrote: ... > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to remove > > and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > > Yes go here and follow the instructions its very easy. > http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ > > Regards, > Dan Gordon That web site has been dead for some weeks now. Try this instead: http://urpmi.borgnet.us/ Seems to do the same thing. I don't remember the "club" source being there before, but when I tried it, it seemed to be semi-permanently broken (that is, addmedia configures the source, but every attempt to use urpmi after that complains about it). Other than that, no problems. -- Ron ronhd at users dot sourceforge dot net Opinions expressed here are all mine. "As you know, necessity is the mother of invention. I don't know who the father is. Remorse, I guess." - Red Green Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
On Tuesday 11 January 2005 09:34 pm, Andy Yankovich wrote: > I installed the four CDs for the $12.99 edition of) 10.1 successfully > *except* that I could not retrieve the updates during the installation > procedure. When I attempt to update through Control Center I get the > following error message at the point of "starting download of "hdlist.cz > from medium 'Updates for Mandrakelinux 10.1 )ftplu)'. > > The error message reads, in its entirety: > "It's impossible to retrieve the list of new packages from the media > 'Updates for Mandrakelinux 10,1 (ftplu)'. Either this update is > misconfigured, and in this case you should use the Software Media Manager > to remove it and re-add it in order to reconfigure it, either it is > currently unreachable and you should retry later." > > I have re-attempted to update many times so I doubt it is currently busy. > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to remove and > re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > > Many thanks in advance. use urpmi go to http://www.linuxfordummies.org/addmedia/ follow the instructions cut and paste into a root terminal sit back and update after urpmi is configured issue the command urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select -a > > Andy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
On January 12, 2005 12:34 am, Andy Yankovich wrote: > I installed the four CDs for the $12.99 edition of) 10.1 > successfully *except* that I could not retrieve the updates during > the installation procedure. When I attempt to update through Control > Center I get the following error message at the point of "starting > download of "hdlist.cz from medium 'Updates for Mandrakelinux 10.1 > )ftplu)'. > > The error message reads, in its entirety: > "It's impossible to retrieve the list of new packages from the media > 'Updates for Mandrakelinux 10,1 (ftplu)'. Either this update is > misconfigured, and in this case you should use the Software Media > Manager to remove it and re-add it in order to reconfigure it, > either it is currently unreachable and you should retry later." > > I have re-attempted to update many times so I doubt it is currently > busy. > > Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to remove > and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? > Yes go here and follow the instructions its very easy. http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ Regards, Dan Gordon -- Tue Jan 11 20:21:27 EST 2005 20:21:27 up 1 day, 9:21, 1 user, load average: 0.06, 0.02, 0.00 Academicians care, that's who. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] "Error retrieving (update) packages"
I installed the four CDs for the $12.99 edition of) 10.1 successfully *except* that I could not retrieve the updates during the installation procedure. When I attempt to update through Control Center I get the following error message at the point of "starting download of "hdlist.cz from medium 'Updates for Mandrakelinux 10.1 )ftplu)'. The error message reads, in its entirety: "It's impossible to retrieve the list of new packages from the media 'Updates for Mandrakelinux 10,1 (ftplu)'. Either this update is misconfigured, and in this case you should use the Software Media Manager to remove it and re-add it in order to reconfigure it, either it is currently unreachable and you should retry later." I have re-attempted to update many times so I doubt it is currently busy. Can anyone please tell me how to "use the software manager to remove and re-add it" and also how to re-configure it? Many thanks in advance. Andy Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com