erpe Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 I am trying the latest Mandrake 2006. When i try to add sources from a Mandriva web or FTP i get the following message: Unable to add medium, errors reported: It's impossible to retrieve the list of new packages from the media `update_source'. Either this update media 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. Please help me fix this in order to enable online updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) well...links would be nice :unsure: but usually it just means the mirror is down....try another or wait. It can also mean a mirror is, as it says "misconfigured", which again is usually fixed with an update of the mirror itself. At this point, it's best to go find another mirror. This has been the best for a long time for me ftp://ftp.proxad.net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrakelinux Edited September 10, 2005 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erpe Posted September 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Strange thing is i get this error with all the mirrors, Even the link you provided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Do you have a firewall running? If yes, disable it for now and try again. And which kind of network connection are you using? Maybe it is related to improper network config files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erpe Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Do you have a firewall running? If yes, disable it for now and try again.And which kind of network connection are you using? Maybe it is related to improper network config files. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My firewall is turned off and i have a LAN connection running without problems.Network config seems fine. Could it be the issue that i am using 2006? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter11 Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Mandriva 2006 is still in testing phase so it doesn't have an update_source. Only the official version will have one. Until then you are encouraged to upgrade to RC1 and then RC2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 There is an "update source" and that is cooker. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erpe Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 There is an "update source" and that is cooker. ;) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ehm wat is cooker? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) cooker http://www.mandriva.com/labs/ Edited September 11, 2005 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erpe Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Thanks for the help! It was indeed the 2006 version that caused teh problems. 2005 work updates just fine :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erpe Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 cooker http://www.mandriva.com/labs/ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you happen to know how i setup this cooker thing as source for urmpi updates? So that i can install rpms from the net much like apt-get in debian? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 SUre, use the media manager in the control center to set up an ftp source. It's pretty simple but if you need more info than that let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.