I ordered Tiger and when it comes in, I'm reformatting and getting rid of Linux altogether. Ain't worth the trouble.
> > From: mckeeir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 1904/01/04 Mon PM 05:34:42 EST > To: Yellow Dog Linux Newbie List > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Upgrading 4.0.1 > > Hmmm, weird, yum has always worked for me and now im getting the same > thing.....also has anyone had trouble connecting to freenode on irc to > get on the #yellowdog > > I cant connect to that either > Jeff Yowell wrote: > > >The Sharplabs FAQ for YDL is dead. The alternate YUM servers listed on > >Terrasoft.com are dead. Everything is dead. YUM doesn't work, and I'll be > >unsubscribing to this list as soon as I get around to it because as far as > >I'm concerned, YDL is dead as a platform. > > > > > >>From: Eric Dunbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Date: 2005/04/25 Mon PM 03:41:13 EDT > >>To: Yellow Dog Linux Newbie List > >><[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: RE: Upgrading 4.0.1 > >> > >>Jeff: > >> > >>Hmm. That's an odd error. Are you using the default repositories for > >>yum? If so, the problem with the "official" repos is that they're > >>over-loaded. > >> > >>Unfortunately terrasoft's server hasn't got the capacity to handle the > >>load (is that perhaps a limitation of yum?... I get the sense yum is > >>fast becoming a dirty word in the Linux world so perhaps it's a yum > >>limitation?). > >> > >>If that's the problem, the fix is easy: pick a repository OTHER than > >>the default one. See the sharplabs FAQ for details on how to change > >>your yum.conf file (do a google for Sharplabs YDL FAQ and I'm sure > >>you'll find it). > >> > >>Eric. > >> > >>On 4/25/05, Jeff Yowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>YUM update does not work (and has never worked in YDL). > >>>I always get a "failover: out of servers to try" message. > >>>So, YDL MUST be updated manually. Sorry. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>From: "Jeff Brooks-Manas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Date: 2005/04/18 Mon AM 10:43:42 EDT > >>>> > >>>>OK, so my sound works on YDL 4. That is, I can hear alert sounds, but I > >>>>can't play a CD. > >>>> > >>>>What am I missing? > >>>> > >>>>Thanks! > >>>> > >>>>Jeff > >>>> > >>>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>yellowdog-newbie mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >yellowdog-newbie mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > _______________________________________________ yellowdog-newbie mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie
