----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Updating With Latest Xorg
> On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:53:22 +1200 > David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It it just me or is there a problem with the latest Xorg-X11 updates. > > I've tried several times to get these updates, and tried different > > sources, and each time most of the files time out on downloading, with > > a large part of the file still to be downloaded. > > > > The following is an example of what is happening: > > > > ftp://ftp.proxad.net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrakelinux/official/updates/ 2006.0/main_updates/./xorg-x11-75dpi-fonts-6.9.0-5.8.20060mdk.i586.rpm > > ftp://ftp.proxad.net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrakelinux/official/updates/ 2006.0/main_updates/./libxorg-x11-6.9.0-5.8.20060mdk.i586.rpm > > ...retrieving failed: curl: (18) transfer closed with 2825623 bytes > > remaining to read > > 6% of 9.9M completed, ETA = 0:37:49, speed = 4802 > > > > I can go without these updates but kdebase-kdm wants them!! > > > Ok sorted the kdebase-kdm out...sitting out in the sun and thought why > not so tried a rpm -Uh and the previous xorg-x11 updates and that > satisfied kdebase-kdm. > > Now to see if I can get the latest kernel as it was giving me the same > problem as xorg. > > > > > E.David I.Taylor, Taranaki, New Zealand - (RLU #389384) > 'the place to be; beneath the Mountain, beside the Sea' > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > using a Linux/Open Source computer featuring > Mandriva Linux release 2006.0 (Official) for i586 > kernel 2.6.12-12mdk > 13:30:17 up 2:34, 1 user, load average: 0.10, 0.39, 0.29 > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: also, perhaps use wget instead of curl? hth Al ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
