I can't figure out why yum won't work. [root@localhost yum.repos.d]# yum check-update Setting up repositories Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates-released [root@localhost etc]# yum --disablerepo=updates-released check-update Setting up repositories Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: extras [root@localhost etc]# yum --disablerepo=updates-released --disablerepo=extras check-update Setting up repositories Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base [root@localhost etc]# yum --disablerepo=updates-released --disablerepo=extras --disablerepo=base check-update Setting up repositories No Repositories Available to Set Up Reading repository metadata in from local files Here are my files [root@localhost yum.repos.d]# more /etc/yum.conf [main] cachedir=/var/cache/yum debuglevel=2 logfile=/var/log/yum.log pkgpolicy=newest distroverpkg=redhat-release tolerant=1 exactarch=1 retries=20 obsoletes=1 gpgcheck=1 # PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo # in /etc/yum.repos.d [root@localhost etc]# ll yum.repos.d/ total 48 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1123 Jun 3 11:12 fedora-devel.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 Jun 3 11:12 fedora-extras-devel.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 299 Jun 3 11:12 fedora-extras.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 Jun 3 11:12 fedora.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 330 Jun 18 17:37 fedora-updates.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 337 Jun 3 11:12 fedora-updates-testing.repo [root@localhost etc]# more yum.repos.d/* :::::::::::::: yum.repos.d/fedora-devel.repo :::::::::::::: [development] # These packages are untested and still under development. This # repository is used for updates to test releases, and for # development of new releases. # # This repository can see significant daily turn over and can see major # functionality changes which cause unexpected problems with other # development packages. Please use these packages if you want to work # with the Fedora developers by testing these new development packages. # # fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx is available as a discussion forum for # testing and troubleshooting for development packages in conjunction # with new test releases. # # fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx is available as a discussion forum for # testing and troubleshooting for development packages in conjunction # with developing new releases. # # Reportable issues should be filed at bugzilla.redhat.com # Product: Fedora Core # Version: devel name=Fedora Core $releasever - Development Tree #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/ mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-rawhide enabled=0 gpgcheck=0 :::::::::::::: yum.repos.d/fedora-extras-devel.repo :::::::::::::: [extras-development] name=Fedora Extras $releasever - Development Tree #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/development/$basearch/ mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-extras-devel enabled=0 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras gpgcheck=0 :::::::::::::: yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo :::::::::::::: [extras] name=Fedora Extras $releasever - $basearch #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/$releasever/$basearch/ mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-extras-$releasever enabled=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-extras gpgcheck=1 :::::::::::::: yum.repos.d/fedora.repo :::::::::::::: [base] name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/ mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/fedora-core-$releasever enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora :::::::::::::: yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo :::::::::::::: [updates-released] name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/ mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-released-fc$releasever enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora :::::::::::::: yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo :::::::::::::: [updates-testing] name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Test Updates #baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch/ mirrorlist=http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors/updates-testing-fc$releasever enabled=0 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-test Also, it might be of note that up2date doesn't work for me either, it just has a gray icon with a red slash through it. The warning is "Network Error -3: Temporary failuer in name resolution" -- -Dragos Neagu <>< "If I have been able to see farther, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants." - Sir Isaac Newton Get Firefox! http://www.getfirefox.com