----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 20:46 Subject: Re: [newbie] Ready for upgrade?
> On Thursday 29 January 2004 09:24 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > An update: > > I begin by defineing an update source from: > > http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php > > Which directed me to 3 selections main, contrib & updates. The main server > > was in Brisbaine, Australia. The Contrib server in Graz, Austria. And the > > update server was in the USA. > > The strange part is that 19.1MB was downloaded from australia with no > > problems(that is some update list). The contrib and update servers both > > failed to read the synthesis file so they errored out and didnt complete. > > > > I have a few questions: > > 1. Can I just re-do the contrib and update servers without worring about > > main and does it matter in what order they are done? > > 2. Are there other servers that have this information? > > 3. I dont speak mandrake yet what is the meaning of hdlist and synthesis, > > I know what list means and understand synthesis, I dont think they mean > > what I understand. > > 4. A minor problem. The applets for KPPP in KDE or Gnome dont work they > > will niether start or stop kppp. Have to use terminal as root (start) and > > logout(stop), some suggestions please? > > Regards; > > Hoyt > > The US mirror is probably at its max number of users. > > You should be able to use the Australia mirror for everything. I often find > it useful to determine which mirror to use by trying to use one where it is > the middle of the night where the mirror is. In the evening like now, I get > the best bandwidth from the European mirrors and in the morning, from > Asia/Australia. I only use the US mirrors if I am running a script to update > a local mirror in the middle of the night. > -- > /g > A lot of stuff was downloaded from the US mirror, but something wasent good apparantly. No connection problems with any server. Regards; Hoyt
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