If the error msg "could not write server list to disk." is to be taken literally, then I'd think of full disk first and lack of write permissions next. Does YOU run as root at that point, or is root entered later after download and before install? I thought it was before.
The server list file is downloaded each time YOU is started, but you don't generally need that, esp when the server you use isn't in the list. As Robert notes, you can turn that off by setting YAST2_LOADFTPSERVER="no" in /etc/sysconfig/onlineupdate In can be quite fun to go through the files in /etc/sysconfig/ and read what the variables are doing. Adds to the feeling of what can be configured. There's also the odd variable which isn't edited by yast (unless you go into yast's low-level sysconfig editor - I never bother, a texteditor is faster). Never forget to run SuSEconfig after you make changes to variables in /etc/sysconfig/, and restart any services whos variables you have edited. Tip: most services have a shortcut rc<NAME> which is in the path, when the service name is <NAME>. Saves having to type /etc/init.d/<NAME> Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
