Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-20 Thread John Wilson
On April 20, 2004 07:32 am, Edgars Smits wrote: > OK, this is getting very frustrating. I've added strasburg via easy > urpmi, unchecked the original sources (I installed from the 10C DVD), > ran update as advised, then when I do a software update it always dumps > me into a screen where I have to

[newbie] Update Mirrors......

2004-04-20 Thread JRH
I have finally managed to get it sorted!! My PC must have been having a "Microsoft Day" yesterday, whereby it just wouldn't play ball whatever I tried. It does that now and again. I came home from work, booted up, and tried again. Success!!! I now have over 300MB's worth of updates coming dow

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread frankieh
JRH wrote: On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:50, Kaj Haulrich wrote: Hmm... Maybe you already are "uptodate" ? I shouldnt be, as I have only just re-installed after Windows quite successfully demolished my Linux install (dont ask!). Whatever, it's gotten me beat well and truly. It's been a long day,

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread Margot
JRH wrote: On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:34, Kaj Haulrich wrote: Congatulations ! - Now, the easy way to update is to go to system --> Configuration-->Packaging-->Mandrake Update. Nope.. It's still brining up the list of non operative mirrors from the mandrakesoft website. Let it do what it's

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 19 April 2004 22:55, JRH wrote: > On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:50, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > Hmm... Maybe you already are "uptodate" ? > > I shouldnt be, as I have only just re-installed after Windows > quite successfully demolished my Linux install (dont ask!). > > Whatever, it's gotten me bea

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread JRH
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:50, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > Hmm... Maybe you already are "uptodate" ? I shouldnt be, as I have only just re-installed after Windows quite successfully demolished my Linux install (dont ask!). Whatever, it's gotten me beat well and truly. It's been a long day, I'm tired, a

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 19 April 2004 22:38, JRH wrote: > On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:34, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > Congatulations ! - Now, the easy way to update is to go to > > system --> Configuration-->Packaging-->Mandrake Update. > > Nope.. > > It's still brining up the list of non operative mirrors from the

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread JRH
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:34, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > Congatulations ! - Now, the easy way to update is to go to > system --> Configuration-->Packaging-->Mandrake Update. Nope.. It's still brining up the list of non operative mirrors from the mandrakesoft website. Let it do what it's gotta do,

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 19 April 2004 22:25, James Hill wrote: > On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:21, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > But proxad is in France, so if you wait a few hours most > > europeans have gone to bed, which supposedly opens a "window" > > for you. > > I've managed to get into Strasbourg, at around about 60

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread James Hill
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 21:21, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > But proxad is in France, so if you wait a few hours most europeans > have gone to bed, which supposedly opens a "window" for you. I've managed to get into Strasbourg, at around about 60k/s, so reasonable by my standards! I've done the urpmi.addm

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread Kaj Haulrich
On Monday 19 April 2004 21:38, James Hill wrote: > On Monday 19 Apr 2004 20:33, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > 3. As a last resort, if you can't get into it, return to this > > list, and I'll send you the needed commands. > > Cant get into anything at all. be it urpmi.org or PLF or any > of the mandra

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread James Hill
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 20:33, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > 3. As a last resort, if you can't get into it, return to this list, > and I'll send you the needed commands. Cant get into anything at all. be it urpmi.org or PLF or any of the mandrake update mirors. Everyone must have the same idea as

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread James Hill
On Monday 19 Apr 2004 20:12, Greg Meyer wrote: > It's a new directory structure.  Have you changed your urpmi sources to > accomodate the new structure? Err. nope! what do I have to modify? and how? Any ideas appreciated! JRH Want to bu

Re: [newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread Greg Meyer
On Monday 19 April 2004 03:06 pm, JRH wrote: > so what is actually wrong with the update mirrors then? > > I managed to pull some stuff down from the czech site yesterday, but at > very slow speed. > > Now, not one of them will work. > > Whats up? maintenance? or just sheer overload of people tryin

[newbie] Update Mirrors

2004-04-19 Thread JRH
so what is actually wrong with the update mirrors then? I managed to pull some stuff down from the czech site yesterday, but at very slow speed. Now, not one of them will work. Whats up? maintenance? or just sheer overload of people trying to improve 10 community? (I have just reinstalled, and

Re: [newbie] update mirrors MDK 9.0

2003-01-08 Thread ivette brusselmans
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] update mirrors MDK 9.0 Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 01:49:49 + On Tuesday 07 January 2003 19:27, ivette brusselmans wrote: > Yes, I added the relative path, but when I click on update to update the > update_source, save and quit, reope

Re: [newbie] update mirrors MDK 9.0

2003-01-07 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Tuesday 07 January 2003 19:27, ivette brusselmans wrote: > Yes, I added the relative path, but when I click on update to update the > update_source, save and quit, reopen mandrake software manager, > update_source is not indicated. I had a simular sort of problem. First deleting the existing up

Re: [newbie] update mirrors MDK 9.0

2003-01-07 Thread ivette brusselmans
Yes, I added the relative path, but when I click on update to update the update_source, save and quit, reopen mandrake software manager, update_source is not indicated. From: "H.J.Bathoorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: [newbie] update mirrors MDK 9.0

2003-01-07 Thread H.J.Bathoorn
On Tuesday 07 January 2003 18:09, ivette brusselmans wrote: > Hello > > > When I try to update, I keep getting the message: > "There was an error downloading the mirrors list: > couldn't connect > The network, or MandrakeSoft website, are maybe unavailable. Please try > again later." > I can mail a

[newbie] update mirrors MDK 9.0

2003-01-07 Thread ivette brusselmans
Hello When I try to update, I keep getting the message: "There was an error downloading the mirrors list: couldn't connect The network, or MandrakeSoft website, are maybe unavailable. Please try again later." I can mail and surf without problems, so it is not my network. I also tried to choose