From: Bill Richter (brichter_at_cisco.com)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 03:23:43 CET
Message-ID: <3E1E2EAF.92617DF0@cisco.com> Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 18:23:43 -0800 From: Bill Richter <brichter@cisco.com> Subject: [suse-sparc] YaST Online updates
I ran into this problem, finally found this in the archives. I also
found the only server
that has the updates (The first one I tried that had them, anyway!) was
ftp.gwdg.de. I hope
this helps someone else to try SuSE. It's the best distro that I've
found yet!
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Richter [mailto:brichter@cisco.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:48 AM
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Subject: YaST Online updates
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From: "Schaefer, Robert (PS)" <Robert.Schaefer@pbs.proquest.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:57:30 -0500
Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] online updates with yast2
I believe that's the same problem that I saw a while ago... I'm
attaching
an e-mail that, if I remember correctly, fixed the problem for me.
(Well, I
had the problem, and its fixed now, I just don't remember if it was this
e-mail that fixed it for me) Here's the details: (From a very helpful
Jonathan Zimmerman, as the e-mail ends with)
>After installing 7.3 on a SS5 a few times, as well as doing some poking
around,
>here's what I've come up with:
>
>1. The online update facility in Yast2 determines the distribution version
>from /var/lib/YaST/update.inf. If you look on your machine, you'll
probably
>note the file doesn't exist. Here's how to create it: insert CD1, then
run
>"/usr/lib/YaST2/bin/create_update_inf /cdrom/suse/setup/descr"... this
should
>create update.inf and allow you to use the online update feature.
>
>2. The CD version warning you receive is probably because of corrupt
information
>under /var/adm/current_package_descr/. Here's how to correct that:
>
>again, insert CD1.
>rm -f /var/adm/current_package_descr/.S.u.S.E*
>rm -rf /var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>mkdir -p /var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>rm -rf /var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/du
>mkdir -p /var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/du
>
>cp /cdrom/suse/setup/descr/common.*
/var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>
>cp /cdrom/suse/setup/descr/info
/var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>
>cp /cdrom/suse/setup/descr/english.*
/var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>
>cp /cdrom/suse/setup/descr/update.in_
/var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>
>cp /cdrom/suse/setup/descr/en_US.*
/var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/descr
>
>cp /cdrom/suse/setup/du/du.dir /var/adm/current_package_descr/suse/setup/du
>
>cp /cdrom/.S.u.S.E* /var/adm/current_package_descr
>
>The only problem I've had with this is... when I install packages, I see
loads
>of warnings in the /var/log/y2log about undefined functions
SlideShowCyclicDisplayUpdate()
>and SlideShowProcessButtonPress(), and I don't see any textual information
as
>packages are installed.
>
>If you apply these fixes and see the same behavior I noted here, please let
>me know (either way, actually)... maybe it is a problem with my
installation,
>rather than the fixes I've described above.
>
>Jonathan Zimmerman
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Pfeiffer [mailto:pfeiffer@iu-bremen.de]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:12 AM
To: suse-sparc@suse.com
Subject: [suse-sparc] online updates with yast2
Hi SuSE-Sparc & Co,
The install worked just fine; just as you all said it would. Now I'm
trying
to use the curses version of yast2 to load all the updates. Problem is
after connecting to the ftp server (getting patch descriptions or
something
similar) I get a "File not found on server" error.
I've tried modifying the pathname (/pub/sparc/7.3/etc....) to match what
I
see there but to no avail.
I suppose I could do these by hand as well using rpm oder? It would be
good
for me as I need the practice with package management, but I didn't want
to
start practising today! ;-)
-K
-- Kevin Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@iu-bremen.de> - www.iu-bremen.de Online Editorial Services - International University Bremen "The rule still applies. However, this rule will not be enforced." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-sparc-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-sparc-help@suse.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-sparc-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-sparc-help@suse.com-- Thanks.
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