Sorry Tom, I was talking about Upgrades using the Installation CD. My foopa! Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Friday 03 November 2000 02:33 pm, Albert E. Whale wrote: > > > > I would like to ask the $64,000 question. > > > > If the update utility does not work (even from one Minor Release > > Level), why have it in the first place? > > > Does it or doesn't it? Either as user from the menu, or su'g to > root in a console to run it, the app starts. I always get a "cannot > retrieve packages, try another mirror" message. Which I have by > entering them in 'preferences'. If I choose 'development' updates, > it connects to a cooker mirror an lists the available updates. This > is with 7.2b3 updated with many 7.2[final] rpms and 7.2b[last], > mostly KDE2, XF-4.01, and anything else that appeared to have a > problem. > > My little bit of ftp research of about a dozen mirrors around the > world, both with NutScrape and Konqueror, says that while there are > lot'sa 7.2/update/rpm/ ftp sites... they're all either empty, or > have reached their user quotas (these could be empty also). Mesg's > I've seen recently on the cooker list from Mdk developers say 'the > rpm's will be available soon'. > -- > Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- Albert E. Whale - www.hky.com/aewhale.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - Computer & Networking Specialists Sr. Network, Security and Systems Consultant The Father's Rights Network - http://www.hky.com/frn/frnhome.html The Pennsylvania Parenthood Initiative - PAPI - Children need BOTH Parents - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4688/papi.htm
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