--- "charles f. zeitler" <cfzeitler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i am being flooded by (mostly) > "requested range not satisfiable" > <cut> thanks jdow, Tony. my /home (where i keep my var_yum cache) was at 95%, somewhat marginal, but as it had about 16 gig left, i assumed it sufficed. considering Tony's advice, (and seeing as how i had some dsl trouble when i started) i: 1) deleted all new packages 2) yum clean headers 3) yum clean metadata 4) yum update it has downloaded 26 of 50 packages, without a hiccup. openoffice.org-core is taking a long time, but i'm pretty sure we have a solution. thanks guys. charles zeitler : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : : The Whole of The Law :