yast can't find /repo/oss repository, error message

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When starting up yast, or trying to download rpm’s, whenever it tried to use the suse oss repository, it gives an error message like the following:

Download failed:
File ‘./i586/libndfile-progs-1.0.17-141.1.i586.rpm’ not found on medium ‘http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/’

The error message is for all packages from that repository, all other repositories work fine. I’ve checked the URL, it’s fine.

This is a fresh install of suse.

Cheers in advance

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ok, so i was googling suse repository and got the old ones, which matched. found the new one:

Index of /distribution/11.0/repo/oss/suse/i586

edited the repository in yast, says unable to create repository, have i got the wrong one?

The server name is down as
download.opensuse.org

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Hi
You missed the download.opensuse.org or it would be a localmirror if
you don’t wish to use the redirector. You also don’t include your
architecture.

eg;


http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/
or
http://<name_of_a_mirror>/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/

From your error, I would guess the mirror your being redirected to is
perhaps incomplete or having issues.

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-default
up 1:30, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.11, 0.28
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 177.80

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When I have trouble setting up a Yast-source, it’s usually because I’m not on the file tree where the meta data resides:

go up/down the file tree & find repodata in the files.
download.opensuse.org
distribution/11.0/repo/oss/suse/
should work.

also make sure no leading “/” in the path
/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/suse/ won’t work – as openSUSE automatically adds it to build the url & you would get //distribution/11.0/repo/oss/suse/

If you have problems, get back.

5

Hi
Have a look here, pick your country and then use the two links indicated
in the “Installation repository” part.
Mirrors Released
Version

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-default
up 1:40, 1 user, load average: 0.28, 0.13, 0.18
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 177.80

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Sorted, I was putting the full http://download etc in the url box, when should have just been putting from distribution in it, without the architecture.

Thanks soo much rotfl!