Okay, so my friend has me running a cooker install of Mandrake, architecture i586, and I need reliable mirrors. I've used http://urpmi.org/easyurpmi/index.php to set up my mirrors so far, but the ones I pick seem to either be really super slow, or really weird about how they update their files leaving me with missing files that it tells me I should be able to install, or having some files updated, but files that are also needed due to dependencies (like perl!) being older and not correct for what I'm installing and/or updating.
I was hoping that you guys might be able to recommend some mirrors for me to try? I'm located in the SF bay area, CA, USA, so if possible, something close to me would be best, but I'll make due with something farther away if the mirror is reliable about being updated correctly. I suspect that the problem I'm having with firefox and thunderbird (separate thread posted for that) has something to do with files they depend on not being updated at the same time as they were.
Thanks in advance! ^_^
Amy, as you're running cooker, many people here and on the expert list won't be able to help you with your problems because they won't be experiencing the same problems you're having.
I suggest you subscribe to the cooker mailing list (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3) and lurk there for a while - you can't expect much in the way of tech support from the cooker list, it isn't designed for that, but at least you'll be able to keep an eye on the bug reports and fixes, some of which may be relevant to your situation.
When selecting mirrors, it makes no difference where you live - you just need to find one that works for you. The proxad mirrors in France are generally reliable, but of course if everybody starts using a particular mirror it will get slower for everyone!
Good luck!
Margot
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