On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 23:56 +0000, Jack Byers wrote: > > Jack Byers byersj@xxxxxxxxxxx > root@bootp yum.repos.d]# uname -a > Linux bootp 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 #1 Tue Aug 8 15:30:55 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 > GNU/Linux > > hitting this error on yum commands that worked only a week or so ago > > root@bootp byers]# yum provides lsusb > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Searching Packages: > Setting up repositories > core [1/3] > Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core > Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core > [root@bootp byers]# > > similarly > [root@bootp byers]# yum update > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Setting up Update Process > Setting up repositories > core [1/3] > Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core > Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core > [root@bootp byers]# > > upon googling I found a "suggestion" that > uncommenting the "baseurl ...." line in the various > repos.d files might help, but without explanation. > > my mystery is that the above commands used to work without any change to the > respos.d files > > > uncommenting the baseurl line in -core, -updates, -extras > then allowed the "yum provides lsusb" to work as previously: > All three were necessary. > > > [root@bootp yum.repos.d]# yum provides lsusb > Loading "installonlyn" plugin > Searching Packages: > Setting up repositories > core [1/3] > updates [2/3] > extras [3/3] > Reading repository metadata in from local files > Importing additional filelist information > > usbutils.i386 0.71-2 core > Matched from: > /sbin/lsusb > /usr/share/man/man8/lsusb.8.gz > > usbutils.i386 0.71-2 installed > Matched from: > /sbin/lsusb > /usr/share/man/man8/lsusb.8.gz > [root@bootp yum.repos.d]# > > > I have still not changed -development, -extras-development, updates-testing > I would appreciate some feedback on this behavior, > especiallly before I go much further and really mess up my system. > > --is it now required that these baseurl lines be uncommented? > > Jack > If you look ar the sites as of yeaterday they were all clogged up with wat I assume is updating the databases for FC6. I expect they will work presently. Maybe even by now. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from > Microsoft Office Live > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
