Problem upgrading; impossible download 'whatever.foo'

Buntolo · May 3, 2011, 4:47pm

su
zypper refresh
Recupero dei metadati del repository 'openSUSE-11.4-Update' \]
Impossibile scaricare /repodata/repomd.xml da http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
Annullare, riprovare, ignorare? [a/r/i/?] (a):

Basically it’s saying:

Recovering metadata from repository 'openSUSE-11.4-Update' \]
Impossible download /repodata/repomd.xml da http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a):

The file which can’t download it’s not one, there are many.

I’ve disabled all repository and leaved only repo-update, oss and non-oss as the guide suggest.
As it wasn’t working for the above mentioned problem, I’ve tried to leave only the Update one enabled, though without results.

zypper repos --uri                                                         
#  | Alias                                               | Nome                                                  | abilitato | Attualizza | URI                                                                                                         
---+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1  | Packman Repository                                  | Packman Repository                                    | No        | Sì         | http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/11.3                                                    
2  | download.opensuse.org-Extra                         | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Extra                     | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_11.3/                                         
3  | download.opensuse.org-STABLE                        | openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org                | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.3/                             
4  | download.opensuse.org-UpdatedApps                   | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:UpdatedApps               | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/UpdatedApps/openSUSE_11.3/                                   
5  | download.opensuse.org-filesystems                   | openSUSE BuildService - filesystems                   | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/filesystems/openSUSE_11.3/                                        
6  | download.opensuse.org-mozilla                       | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla                       | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.3/                                            
7  | download.opensuse.org-openSUSE_11.3_Update_standard | openSUSE BuildService - Virtualizzazione (VirtualBox) | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/VirtualBox_backports/openSUSE_11.3_Update_standard
8  | download.opensuse.org-packages                      | openSUSE BuildService - Java:packages                 | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_11.3/                                     
9  | download.opensuse.org-perl                          | openSUSE BuildService - devel:languages:perl          | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/perl/openSUSE_11.3/                             
10 | download.opensuse.org-python                        | openSUSE BuildService - devel:languages:python        | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/python/openSUSE_11.3/                           
11 | download.opensuse.org-standard                      | Repository principale (Contrib)                       | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.3:/Contrib/standard/                                 
12 | ftp.uni-erlangen.de-suse                            | Packman Repository                                    | No        | Sì         | http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/11.3/                                                   
13 | openSUSE-11.3_11.3-1.82_1                           | openSUSE-11.3-Debug                                   | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/                                              
14 | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss                               | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss                                 | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/                                                
15 | openSUSE-11.4-Oss                                   | openSUSE-11.4-Oss                                     | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/                                                    
16 | openSUSE-11.4-Update                                | openSUSE-11.4-Update                                  | Sì        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/                                                                   
17 | openSUSE-11.4_11.3-1.82                             | openSUSE-11.4 11.3-1.82                               | No        | Sì         | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/                                             
18 | opensuse-guide.org-repo                             | libdvdcss repository                                  | No        | Sì         | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.3/

NOTE: “abilitato” means “enabled” and “nome” is "name

I’ve also tried to download DVD iso but I’m getting boring conflict error, that take more than 20 minutes to be “dispatched” away.
I’ve also tried the online guided update, but it redirects me this url: https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regsvc-1.0/close.jsp?lang=it-IT&guid=96423dafe5af470fb0c77c78e68ce669 and I’m stucked here; I’ve tried to login (I was already registered) and then register a society, but it doesn’t work and the Yast-guided-update-thing shows the “please register here and press Continue button” message, in an infinite loop.

My openSUSE is “clean”, in the sense that I’ve only installed Opera, VirtualBox, skype and Xen.

chief_sealth · May 3, 2011, 6:05pm

What version of openSUSE do you have? I ask because you have the 11.4 updates and oss, but everything else appears to be 11.3.

DenverD · May 3, 2011, 6:11pm

do two things

before you try again enable repos 1, 14, 15 (because they might be
needed to pull in dependencies supporting the updates waiting)
instead of using “su” use “su -” to become root…maybe that will
work, maybe not…
if not, it might a temporary problem with the download server you are
connected to…the address software.opensuse.org is actually a
re-director, and maybe you are being redirected to a temporally
non-functioning mirror…so, go to http://mirrors.opensuse.org/

select a nearby mirror and see if you can use one of them successfully…

–
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8 via NNTP]
HACK Everything → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5b4CCe9pS8&NR=1

DenverD · May 3, 2011, 7:28pm

On 05/03/2011 06:06 PM, chief sealth wrote:
>
> What version of openSUSE do you have? I ask because you have the 11.4
> updates and oss, but everything else appears to be 11.3.

wow, nice catch!!

–
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[openSUSE 11.3 + KDE4.5.5 + Thunderbird3.1.8 via NNTP]
HACK Everything → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5b4CCe9pS8&NR=1

hcvv · May 4, 2011, 12:10pm

I am completely with @chief_seath. What are you trying to upgrade from what. Which scenario ar you trying to follow and at which step are you there. I can not imagine a scenario where your present situation fits.

please_try_again · May 4, 2011, 12:26pm

find /etc/zypp/repos.d/ -iname "*update*" -exec cat "{}" ";"

Buntolo · May 4, 2011, 9:26pm

I’m trying to upgrade from 11.3 to 11.4, so I have disabled all repository except the new 11.4’ones.

hcvv · May 4, 2011, 9:37pm

No you didn’t. From the 3 openSUSE 11.4 ones (14, 15 and 16) only 16 (Update) is enabled. You should enable 14 and 15 also and then do a

zypper ref
zypper dup

Buntolo · May 4, 2011, 10:30pm

I’ve already tried:

robin_listas · May 4, 2011, 10:38pm

On 2011-05-03 18:06, chief sealth wrote:
>
> What version of openSUSE do you have? I ask because you have the 11.4
> updates and oss, but everything else appears to be 11.3.

He is in the midlle of the upgrade process: several dissabled repos for the
running version, 11.3, and one (should be three) enabled repos for 11.4.

Almost normal

Buntolo:

A trick. Create this script in /usr/local/bin/english:



#!/bin/sh
LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 DICTIONARY=english KDE_LANG=en_US.UTF-8
$*

Then you run “english command” and it will print the output in english, for
easier pasting questions here

You could try with a browser the link
<http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/> and see what you get. Check the
proxy configuration in /etc/sysconfig/something. It could also be a problem
with the mirror you get redirected to. You could write another.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

hcvv · May 5, 2011, 12:15pm

You should not tell/show us situations that are not what you try to do but a sort of tests where nobody exactly knows how it should work. Thus enable the repos that you must have (OSS, nonOSS and Update), disable the others, show us the

LANG=C zypper lr -d
LANG=C zypper ref

so we can all see (in english) what your originaly and real problem is.

Buntolo · May 17, 2011, 8:58pm

~> LANG=C zypper lr -d
#  | Alias                                               | Name                                                  | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                                          | Service
---+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1  | Packman Repository                                  | Packman Repository                                    | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/11.3                                                     |        
2  | download.opensuse.org-Extra                         | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Extra                     | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/openSUSE_11.3/                                          |        
3  | download.opensuse.org-STABLE                        | openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org                | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.3/                              |        
4  | download.opensuse.org-UpdatedApps                   | openSUSE BuildService - KDE:UpdatedApps               | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/UpdatedApps/openSUSE_11.3/                                    |        
5  | download.opensuse.org-filesystems                   | openSUSE BuildService - filesystems                   | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/filesystems/openSUSE_11.3/                                         |        
6  | download.opensuse.org-mozilla                       | openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla                       | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.3/                                             |        
7  | download.opensuse.org-openSUSE_11.3_Update_standard | openSUSE BuildService - Virtualizzazione (VirtualBox) | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/VirtualBox_backports/openSUSE_11.3_Update_standard |        
8  | download.opensuse.org-packages                      | openSUSE BuildService - Java:packages                 | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/openSUSE_11.3/                                      |        
9  | download.opensuse.org-perl                          | openSUSE BuildService - devel:languages:perl          | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/perl/openSUSE_11.3/                              |        
10 | download.opensuse.org-python                        | openSUSE BuildService - devel:languages:python        | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/python/openSUSE_11.3/                            |        
11 | download.opensuse.org-standard                      | Repository principale (Contrib)                       | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/11.3:/Contrib/standard/                                  |        
12 | ftp.uni-erlangen.de-suse                            | Packman Repository                                    | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/11.3/                                                    |        
13 | openSUSE-11.3_11.3-1.82_1                           | openSUSE-11.3-Debug                                   | No      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/                                               |        
14 | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss                               | openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss                                 | No      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/                                                 |        
15 | openSUSE-11.4-Oss                                   | openSUSE-11.4-Oss                                     | No      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/                                                     |        
16 | openSUSE-11.4-Update                                | openSUSE-11.4-Update                                  | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/                                                                    |        
17 | openSUSE-11.4_11.3-1.82                             | openSUSE-11.4 11.3-1.82                               | No      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/                                              |        
18 | opensuse-guide.org-repo                             | libdvdcss repository                                  | No      | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/11.3/

# LANG=C zypper ref
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.4-Update' metadata \]
Failed to download /repodata/repomd.xml from http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a):

Buntolo · May 17, 2011, 10:16pm

I’ve already tried with 1 and 15 enabled.

By the way: I don’t see the Edit button anymore, what’s happened?

hcvv · May 17, 2011, 10:23pm

I asked you to enable Oss (15), Non-Oss (14) and Update (16) and to disable all others. Thus why do you show what I did not ask for and do not show what I asked for.

Which Edit button, where? There is no Edit button in zypper.

robin_listas · May 18, 2011, 4:03am

On 2011-05-17 21:06, Buntolo wrote:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> ~> LANG=C zypper lr -d
> # | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
> —±----------------------------------------------------±------------------------------------------------------±--------±--------±---------±-------±-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------±-------
…
> 16 | openSUSE-11.4-Update | openSUSE-11.4-Update | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/ |
…
> # LANG=C zypper ref
> Retrieving repository ‘openSUSE-11.4-Update’ metadata ]
> Failed to download /repodata/repomd.xml from http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/
> Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a):
>
> --------------------

Try downloading manually
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/repodata/repomd.xml, with wget,
for example. Recheck your proxy configuration. If you do not have proxy,
recheck it again, twice Zypper has its own configuration.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)