[NTLUG:Discuss] Need help from Suse experts

[Russ]

On 1/3/06, Robert Pearson <e2eiod at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/3/06, Russ <russ.barrows at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 1/3/06, Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
<snip>
> > > > Runtime package download.
> > ...[snip]...
>
> I have had a similar problem with SuSE 9.3.
> My problem occurs during the "Installation" rather than the "Download".
> I get similar error messages to yours.
>
> The fix, for me, for the "Installation" problem is to modify the
> "/etc/sysconfig/onlineupdate" file.
> Change the line---
> YOU_USE_DELTAS=""
>
> to read
>
> YOU_USE_DELTAS="no"
>
> I have had no more problems with "Installation" failures I did this.
>
> The "Download" problem fix is to find and delete corrupted download files.
> My corrupted downloads left a bad file in my home directory of---
>
> "~/.yast2/you/mnt/i386/update/9.3/patches"
>

Thanks Robert!  This worked for me!  I appreciate your help.

> Look for files with a similar name to your failed download.
> Once you get familiar with the "YOU" and "YaST2" process
> the log messages will point you to the exact problem file.
>
> I have also had problems with "Bad" youservers. I did not get
> any updates for a long time. I finally ran the process manually and
> discovered the "youservers" I had selected were not responding
> correctly. I had to change the "youservers" on all my machines
> to get updates. Eventually those quit working and now I am back
> to the original except for "ops.tamu".
>
> So far SuSE has been better for me than Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, or 4
> for updates and trouble-free operation.

This last event is only the second time I've had problems doing
updates.  The first time fix was to repeat the process until it
finally went.
>
> DISCLAIMER:
> I am not an expert. I cannot explain any of this.
> I just fixed the problem with a solution that works for me.
> I am open to hearing about better solutions.

No need for the disclaimer.
>
> YMMV
>
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Russ