I every1 i m a newbie to linux n currently switched from window to linux mandriva but installed older version of mandriva 2007...
i m configuring urpmi from the past 1 month n everythin seems fine ...
my proxy.cfg is also updated ...

http_proxy=172.31.1.4:8080
proxy_user=iit2006031:MY_PASSWORD
contrib:http_proxy=172.31.1.4:8080
contrib:proxy_user=iit2006031:MY_PASSWORD
contrib_updates:http_proxy=172.31.1.4:8080
contrib_updates:proxy_user=iit2006031:MY_PASSWORD
main:http_proxy=172.31.1.4:8080
main:proxy_user=iit2006031:MY_PASSWORD
main_updates:http_proxy=172.31.1.4:8080
main_updates:proxy_user=iit2006031:MY_PASSWORD

now when i try to install anything from terminal i get the following message....!!

"unable to access hdlist file of "update_source2", medium ignored "

for example when i tried to install win-32 codec i got following error....!!

unable to access hdlist file of "update_source2", medium ignored
no package named win32-codecs-1.8-1plf2007.0

PLZ somebody help me out.....i already crossed my level of patience with urpmi...!!

Thnks in advance...!!


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Have you tried removing and re-adding all of the urpmi sources?

urpmi.removemedia -a to remove them all, then use the easy urpmi page to add the sources again. It might help.

Your proxy.cfg is not listing any plf repos?

I would suggest following liquidzoo's instructions, and be sure to add the PLF-free and PLF-nonfree repos.

Welcome to the board!

Yes i did it almost 10 time...!! But still it is giving me the above error....!!

have a look at my urpmi.cfg file...!!



{
downloader: wget
verify-rpm: 1
}

main http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/...ia/main/release {
hdlist: hdlist.main.cz
key-ids: 70771ff3
update
with_hdlist: media_info/hdlist.cz
}

main_updates http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/...ia/main/updates {
hdlist: hdlist.main_updates.cz
key-ids: 22458a98
update
with_hdlist: media_info/hdlist.cz
}

contrib http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/...contrib/release {
hdlist: hdlist.contrib.cz
key-ids: 78d019f5
update
with_hdlist: media_info/hdlist.cz
}

contrib_updates http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/official/...contrib/updates {
hdlist: hdlist.contrib_updates.cz
key-ids: 26752624
update
with_hdlist: media_info/hdlist.cz
}

update_source http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/mandrak...ia/main/updates {
hdlist: hdlist.update_source.cz
ignore
list: list.update_source
update
}

update_source2 ftp://mdk.linux.org.tw/pub/mandrake-linux...ia/main/updates {
hdlist: hdlist.update_source2.cz
list: list.update_source2
update
}

Plz give me an immediate soln....!!

I m completly newbie n tried to add plf free and plf non free repos...
I searched in the internet but i didn't get the enough material to now how to add r may be i m lacking in sumthin...

can u plz tell me wat this two stuff do n how to install it....!!
Thnks in advance ....plz help...!!

OK, go here: easyurpmi

follow the instuctions, and 'Add PLF medias' to your sources. Do you understand?

You need this mirror, and I do not see it listed above. Notice plf in the URL.

http://mirror.yandex.ru/mandriva/plf/2007....se/binary/i586/

It's not a matter of repos.
win32-codecs do not exist for your 64-bit architecture... only for 32-bit.
Do you have any good reason using 64-bit OS, apart from triggering trouble?

By the way David, I am glad to see you here fairly often now. Saw your many excellent posts over in Mandriva Forum and very extensive too.

Cheers. John.

I forget how many times I see you post this sort of nonsense. 64 bit = no trouble. Can be a mix of 64 and 32 bit packages, works fine. Don't listen to nonsense that it doesn't work or causes trouble. Things can be done with no problems. So continue to use 64 bit. I do and will continue to do so because it works.

PLF required
Use compressed index, much smaller than normal, with less informations

I use SMART is better ....Lex

John, thanks for the supportive comments. :-)