> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:44:56 +0000 > From: Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: yum problem on updating from fc2 to fc3 > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <41A76B98.7060909@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > ashwin kesavan iyengar wrote: > > Hi, > > I was using yum on fc2 it went fine even after editing yum.conf > > (so that i could choose a mirror site). Today i ran yum for the first > > time after upgrading to fc3, it showed me the following error msg. > > ------start err msg-------- > > not using ftp, http[s], or file for repos, skipping - # > > not using ftp, http[s], or file for repos, skipping - # > > Setting up Repo: fedora-extras-stable > > Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo > > Error accessing file for config > > file:////etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo > > Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo > > Error accessing file for config file:////etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo > > Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: fedora-extras-stable > > failure: repodata/repomd.xml from fedora-extras-stable: [Errno 256] No > > more mirrors to try. > > ------end err msg------ > > yum has changed in FC3. The idea is that each repo has its own file in > /etc/yum.repos.d and that /etc/yum.conf just has a few options in it that > apply to all repos, with no actual repos included there. > > You should find a /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew file in the new format. > > Try this: > > # mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.old > # mv /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew /etc/yum.conf > > > my yum.conf is as follows: > > > > -------start yum.conf------- > > <snip> > > [updates-released] > > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates > > baseurl=http://ftp.iitm.ac.in/fedora/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/ > > #changed this today & commented 2 lines below > > # http://mymirror.asiaosc.org/redhat/fedora/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/ > > # http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/redhat/fedora/updates/$releasever/$basearch/ > > gpgcheck=1 > > The base and updates-released repos should now be defined in the fedora.repo > and fedora-updates.repo files in the /etc/yum.repos.d directory. > > > [fedora-extras-stable] > > name=Fedora $releasever - $basearch - extra stable > > baseurl=http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable > > http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/pub/fedora.us/fedora/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable > > gpgcheck=1 > > Fedora Extras does not yet have an FC3 repo. See for yourself by visiting one > of the repos you have configured above: > > http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/pub/fedora.us/fedora/fedora/3/i386/RPMS.stable > > Paul. The man pages of yum in FC3 doesn't mention about repos(at least in my system), where can i find a more detailed report about writing yum.conf for repos. Do i hav to write a yum.conf for every server(the one that provides the updates)? How about the ones that still have header dir instead of a repos dir, like the fedora.us (extras). thank you, with regards, ashwin
