This isn't going to help with mplayer I'm afraid.... it does stop yum failing due to faulty headers that the download.fedora.us site provides though: swapped [fedora-os] name=Fedora OS baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/redhat/0.95/i386/yum/os for [duke2] name=duke2 baseurl=http://mirror.dulug.duke.edu/pub/yum-repository/redhat/0.95/i386 which allowed me to do yum update.... which did upgrade all sorts of core apps: Updated: XFree86-Mesa-libGLU 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86-tools 4.3.0-40.i386 gimp 1:1.2.5-1.i386 XFree86-libs-data 4.3.0-40.i386 curl-devel 7.10.6-7.i386 XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-40.i386 tcl 8.3.5-93.i386 perl 3:5.8.1-92.i386 firstboot 1.2.4-1.noarch gtk2 2.2.4-5.1.i386 gdb 5.3.90-0.20030710.41.i386 fontconfig-devel 2.2.1-6.1.i386 python 2.2.3-7.i386 XFree86-devel 4.3.0-40.i386 rhpl 0.118-1.i386 XFree86-xauth 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86-75dpi-fonts 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-40.i386 db4 4.1.25-11.i386 db4-devel 4.1.25-11.i386 python-devel 2.2.3-7.i386 XFree86-100dpi-fonts 4.3.0-40.i386 redhat-config-date 1.5.23-1.noarch fontconfig 2.2.1-6.1.i386 gnome-vfs2 2.4.1-1.i386 XFree86-Mesa-libGL 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86-truetype-fonts 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86-twm 4.3.0-40.i386 XFree86-libs 4.3.0-40.i386 gimp-perl 1:1.2.5-1.i386 gtk2-devel 2.2.4-5.1.i386 db4-utils 4.1.25-11.i386 XFree86-base-fonts 4.3.0-40.i386 gnome-vfs2-devel 2.4.1-1.i386 curl 7.10.6-7.i386 tk 8.3.5-93.i386 redhat-config-xfree86 0.9.12-1.noarch evolution 1.4.5-4.i386 rhn-applet 2.1.0-1.i386 XFree86-font-utils 4.3.0-40.i386 OTOH yum install mplayer still results in .package mplayer needs libaa.so.1 (not provided) package mplayer needs libdv.so.2 (not provided) package mplayer needs liblzo.so.1 (not provided) It looks like aalib ( which provides libaa.so.1 ) is still missing from the repositories. my yum.conf: [main] cachedir=/var/cache/yum debuglevel=2 logfile=/var/log/yum.log pkgpolicy=newest distroverpkg=redhat-release tolerant=1 exactarch=1 [base] name=Base baseurl=http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide [stable] name=Fedora extras baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/0.95/i386/yum/stable [testing] name=Fedora extras testing baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/0.95/i386/yum/testing [unstable] name=Fedora extras unstable baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/0.95/i386/yum/unstable [fedora-stable] name=Fedora Stable baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/redhat/0.95/i386/yum/stable [fedora-testing] name=Fedora Testing baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/redhat/0.95/i386/yum/testing [duke] name=duke baseurl=http://mirror.dulug.duke.edu/pub/yum-repository/redhat/severn/i386 [duke2] name=duke2 baseurl=http://mirror.dulug.duke.edu/pub/yum-repository/redhat/0.95/i386/ --- Charles Curley <charlescurley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 10:44:09PM -0400, Met @ Uber > wrote: > > Would you mind sending the new repository paths? > > I could send you the path I used, but I'm afraid > that won't do you any > good. I hauled in the .95 ISOs and used them to > build my own local > repository. http://www.charlescurley.com/yum.html. > > However, a quick look through the server at Duke > suggests that the > following should work: > http://mirror.dulug.duke.edu/pub/yum-repository/redhat/0.95/$basearch/ > (where $basearch had better be i386), a > straightforward edit of the > out of the box yum.conf. Try that and let us know if > you get a > reasonable output to "yum check-update". For > example, the kernel > should be 2.4.22-1.2088.nptl. > > > > > > On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 22:34, Charles Curley wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 05:45:29PM -0400, Met @ > Uber wrote: > > > > Can I just change where my Yum is setup to get > packages from to update > > > > from 94 to 95? Or is that just a _really_ bad > idea? > > > > > > I think you can. I tried it on my test machine, > which is an ancient PI > > > with just about a GB of installed Fedora on it. > Your mileage almost > > > certanly will vary. > > > > > -- > > Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon > Campaign > Looking for fine software \ / Respect for > open standards > and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF > in email > http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word > docs in email > > Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C > FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk
