eyeh8windows Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I am unable to configure URPMI or update my system through MCC. Please see the screen shots for the error messages. [moved from Workbench by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) It is looking for the CDs and the version of rpmdrake mandriva 2007 shipped with was kinda bugged..... Use easyurpmi to set up your mirrors again and than use the commandline to update: urpmi.update -a urpmi --auto-select Good mirrors are anorien in the UK and distrib-coffee in France. After this rpmdrake should work, else you can try Smart for package management.... Edited January 5, 2007 by ffi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeh8windows Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Use easyurpmi to set up your mirrors again... I can't reinitialize URPMI's setup with "urpmi.removemedia -a", please see below for screen shot. Also, I cant configure any new mirrors (see previous post for this screen shot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 (edited) Maybe the config file (/etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg ) is corrupt :unsure: rename it and try again setting up your sources. Also reboot first to make sure there's no lock on urpmi's database..... Edited January 6, 2007 by ffi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhn Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Maybe root doesnt have write permissions on urpmi.cfg. Type ls -l /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg It shall look something like # ls -l /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6977 Jan 5 11:42 /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg where the "w" in that position means root can write to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeh8windows Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Root has write perms, please see screen shot. Going to try a reboot quickly but I don't think that will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 When ever you have unsuccessful dowloads due to Mirror problems, it is necessary to open MCC ......Software Management......Select from where software packages are downloaded when updating the system and delete the item that you are having problems with for example Main or Contrib....etc. If you try a couple of mirrors then you must do this again between each try. Cheers. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Root has write perms, please see screen shot. Going to try a reboot quickly but I don't think that will work. Did you try renaming the urpmi.cfg file as was suggested to you? Also, use this command: urpmq --list-media it'll show what's supposedly configured on the system in case something borked while adding, as aussiejohn was suggesting. However, if you can't remove anything with the removemedia -a command, I'd rename the file as was suggested to you, and try adding sources again. Maybe use the urpmq command I listed above after renaming it, to verify no mirrors are configured once the file has been renamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeh8windows Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Thanks again for all the great help everyone! The config file was screwed up, after doing what you suggested it works fine again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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