On February 12, 2006 15:57, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Sunday 12 Feb 2006 22:10, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > I am indeed a newbie. > > > > Can someone explain to me why sometimes I have to change > > mirrors 5 times to complete an update. > > > > I have been learning since 8.0. I have not yet learned > > why the update process is so badly organized. > > > > Tell me a mirror lags real time............I understand > > > > Tell me mirrors are down for various reasons.......I > > understand > > > > Tell me that it is EVERY GD TIME I UPGRADE......I don't > > understand. > > > > The hardest single act in Linux for me has been upgrade. > > > > Rarely do I have a problem-free experience with urpmi in > > any of it's magical forms. > > > > Am I stupid? > > > > Lee > > Then you are using the wrong mirrors. Some of the mirrors in the list > really suck. Do not make the mistake in thinking that the closest mirror is > the best. Some of them lock out anonymous access under high load. > > Personally I have used ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/mandriva for many years > and have never had the slightest problem. > > derek
In my experience, most of the North American mirrors are broken, some permanently (some have had a message displayed for over a year, if you logon using anonymous ftp, saying that Mandriva is no longer supported, but they're still listed in the mirror list). I've had the most success with the proxad servers in France (of course, if everyone pointed there, that might change 8^). There was a period during the Mandrake-to-Mandriva name changeover when they were broken even more than usual, but I think that's all sorted out now. -- Ron ronhd at users dot sourceforge dot net Opinions expressed here are all mine. ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
