Ok I’ve been reading and browsing the internet trying to figure out whats going on, but I’m retarded and just recently started using linux. I’ve been trying to download programs from my shell, but it keeps saying this…
To answer your question, you haven’t done anything wrong. Steve (aka Hawkwind) who maintains the SoS repository changed the directory structure on his server, so you must remove and re-add the SoS repositories. You can find the new, correct paths for the SoS repos on SeerOfSouls.com
Ok Toby, these are the directions of how to do it in the console. You are able to do it graphically, but since I like doing it in the console, I’m going to force you to like it also. After opening a console (AKA Konsole), log into root by typing su then type your root password. Next, remove just the SoS repository by typing urpmi.removemedia SoS-2006 note If this doesn’t remove anything, it is either because you dont havea SoS repository, or you dont have a SoS repository under that name. Now, you’re going to want to add the new SoS repository. Type urpmi.addmedia SoS-2006 http://seerofsouls.com/mandriva/2006/i586/2006/ with hdlist.cz After this, you’re probably going to want to update your system by typing urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select --auto Now everything should be fine! Let me know if you have any problems.
edit You can copy and paste this text into the console by highlighting what you want to paste, then while in the console, middle click (mouse wheel). That should save you some fat-fingering mistakes
Yeah, I just realized what AT mentioned. You also have on your system SoS-Xchat and SoS-Xfce. So those will be just like the first one, but with different names, obviously.. so urpmi.removemedia SoS-Xchat && urpmi.removemedia SoS-Xfce then, you have to add the new ones (I got em off this page urpmi.addmedia SoS-Xchat http://seerofsouls.com/mandriva/2006/i586/Xchat/ with hdlist.cz && urpmi.addmedia SoS-Xfce http://seerofsouls.com/mandriva/2006/i586/Xfce/ with hdlist.cz Sorry about that. Totally forgot.. :-/ That should be all of the ones you have. [ot] AT- It’s a friend of mine that used your add-repos file (which i am now going to update) [/ot]
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AT- It’s a friend of mine that used your add-repos file (which i am now going to update)
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I figured he was a friend of yours, since he knows your secret alter-ego. Thanks for updating my add-repos script, I was thinking about that earlier, but I’ve been really busy.[/ot]
Alright, so I did what you said man, but while I was updating my system, it just stoped and a couple of the thinks couldn’t load up because of missing programs or something like that.
I was going to paste what it said in the shell…but I accidently closed it while trying to get over here. Thanks for helping me out again man…I owe you.
Oh yeah and Joe, do you know of any webcams that might work with linux. I tried to find some info but nothing so far. Thought you might know something about it.
Honestly, i have NO clue as far as what webcams might work. The stuff i dont use, i tend not to know anything about. Didja try google? Look up something like “Linux Webcams” You should be able to find something. Also, if you already have one, you may be able to look up your webcam name with linux beside it and you may come up with a workaround. It may make it easier on you to go to www.google.com/linux – it looks up specifically linux stuff. I’ll have to get back to you about the repository problem. I dont have time at this moment
I had a cheapo Logitech webcam that always worked fine in Linux, one of those round ones that kinda looks like an eyeball. Otherwise I’d just do like Fred suggested and Google it.
As for your download problems, yeah, some repos on my list have changed. One of the only weak things about Mandriva Linux is that they haven’t quite yet got the concept that not having a single round-robin DNS system for their mirrors is a bad idea. In other words, whenever a Mandriva mirror changes or goes down, it breaks your repositories to some extent. Lame.
Anyway, I went ahead and fixed the add-repos script over here so that it uses all current mirrors which are up to date and functioning as of today. You might want to remove your existing mirrors with the following command: urpmi.removemedia -a and then run the script.
AT and Joe…Thanks a bunch. You guys are life savers. I really appreciate all of your help.
And AT, about the webcam, I have a logitech eyeball one too and I googled it and round a device that I had to add on to mysystem to get it to work. Its a ZIP file and I’m not really for sure how to do it.
I did what you said and removed the media and than did the script, but I don’t know if I did something wrong or what, but my nvidia keeps trying to up load a special kernel, kernel-source-2.6.12-12mdk, but I was talking to Joe on the phone and we don’t know what the heck is up, it just wont completly load up.
I went through to see my video card stuff, and I don’t know if the problem is that I’m running nvidia legacy or what.
I’m not a “freaking genius”, but I do think I might have an idea as to what your problem is. Probably what happened is that when your system actually updated fully as a result of running the script, it updated the kernel source and some components of your X server as well. In that case, the X updates would cause the need for the NVidia module to be reinstalled (damn non-open-source driver!), and the installed Linux kernel and installed kernel source must match in order for the NVidia module to build correctly.
In other words, do the following:
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[li] Make sure that your kernel and kernel source versions match
[/li][li] init 3 (go into a non-graphical runlevel)
[/li][li] Install your NVidia drivers
[/li][li] init 5 (go back into graphical runlevel)
[/li][li] Done!
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If you have questions about how to do any of the preceeding info, let me know and I’ll try to explain better. Otherwise, I’m sure Fred aka Joe is willing to help also.
Thanks for updating my add-repos script, I was thinking about that earlier, but I’ve been really busy.[/ot]