Suse11.4 x86_64 Update Failiing

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Hi,

When I run the YAST Online Update OR Software Management OR Zypper,
the Updates (or install of new software) fails when the download of the
Delta RPM reaches 98%.

I have added ALL of the community repositories and have Imported the
appropriate certificates.

When watching the DeltaRPM or normal RPM download, it starts the
download at approx. 4Mbs/sec until it reaches 98% of file downloaded.
Then, the speed drops to 0 B/sec and the file download fails. This then
prompts a Retry which again fails when it reaches approx 98% download.

It does not matter if I am doing an Online Update, Doing a Software
Management (to install new software) or using Zypper in a Terminal
session, the result is the same.

I have even gone so far as to connect the machine DIRECTLY to the
internet, bypassing all firewalls so as to ensure it is not a firewall
issue.

Thanks

Brad Moss
Canada

Below is the ZYPPER output while trying to install Mozilla Thunderbird
(email client)

suse11:~ # zypper refresh
Repository ‘Updates for openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0’ is up to date.
Repository ‘nVidia Graphics Drivers’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - GNOME:Apps’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Banshee’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Mono:Community’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Education’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - KDE:Extra’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - KDE:UpdatedApps’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Wine CVS Builds’ is up to date.
Repository ‘mozilla:beta’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Database’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - filesystems’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Games’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - LXDE’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Mozilla’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Virtualization (VirtualBox)’ is up
to date.
Repository ‘Main Repository (DEBUG)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘Main Repository (Sources)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Java:packages’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - devel:languages:perl’ is up to
date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - PHP’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - devel:languages:python’ is up to
date.
Repository ‘Main Repository (Contrib)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘Update Repository (DEBUG)’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE BuildService - Drivers for webcams’ is up to
date.
Repository ‘libdvdcss repository’ is up to date.
Repository ‘Packman Repository’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE-11.4-Non-Oss’ is up to date.
Repository ‘openSUSE-11.4-Oss’ is up to date.
All repositories have been refreshed.

Suse11:~ # zypper install thunderbird
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
‘thunderbird’ not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
Resolving package dependencies…

The following NEW package is going to be installed:
MozillaThunderbird

1 new package to install.
Overall download size: 8.9 MiB. After the operation, additional 33.5
MiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y
Retrieving package MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64 (1/1), 8.9
MiB (33.5 MiB unpacked)
Retrieving: MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm [error (1 B/s)]
Timeout exceeded when accessing
‘http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/x86_64/MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm’.

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (r):
Trying again…
Retrieving: MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm [error (1 B/s)]
Timeout exceeded when accessing
‘http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/x86_64/MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm’.

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (r):
Trying again…
Retrieving: MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm [error (1 B/s)]
Timeout exceeded when accessing
‘http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/x86_64/MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm’.

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (r):
Trying again…
Retrieving: MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm [error (158.6
KiB/s)]
Download (curl) error for
‘http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/x86_64/MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm’:

Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a): r
Retrieving: MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm [error (0 B/s)]

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On 08/10/2011 11:46 PM, brad moss wrote:
>
> I am logged in as “Root” so there should be NO issues with respect to
> su or sudo.

please, never log into KDE, Gnome, LXDE or any other desktop environment
as root.

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I don’t have any ideas about this, but if you added all the community repos in an attempt to solve the problem, that is a retrograde step and a red herring. In fact you should not add repos willy-nilly. Good luck with the download problem.

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Do you have free space in /var ?
Is it mounted rw ?
Do you have a corrupt partial download that cannot be appended to?
Perhaps try deleting the contents of “/var/cache/zypp/packages/”?
Is the problem just with MozillaThunderbird-3.1.11-0.7.1.x86_64.rpm or was that an example?
What happens if you try installing it directly from a repository with rpm?

Questions, questions. And the rain it raineth every day.

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The machine is a NEW install, 300GB HD, nothing else on it except OpenSuse. I have never had a problem with OpenSuse until now. I have been running Suse in one form or another for almost 10 years and have never come across this problem before…which is why I asked for help. Normally I can solve a problem on my own but I have tried just about every permutation of resolution…including re-fomat/re-install of the OS with the exact same result every time.

The reason I had to re-install OpenSuse 11.4 (64 bit) was that the 500GB HD I was using became corrupt (bad sectors) so I removed it and replaced it with a different HD. I have been running OpenSuse11.4 x86_64 on this machine since its release in March of 2011 and had ZERO problems on it until this week !!

I guess I will try a different HD and see if that makes any difference. I have eliminated almost all other possible problems, maybe it is this HD that is the problem. I Know it is not the machine itself as it has had nothing but OpenSuse on it since its construction 3 years ago !

BTW, Yes, Thunderbird was just a test. The Exact same thing happens when I try and do an On-Line Update or install any other piece of software.

Brad Moss
Canada