alan secker

My main machine is an AMD 64 bit machine running 2006 (32 version).
It is fine except that neither urpmi -auto-update nor Easy Urpmi will work.
Both return:

unable to retrieve pathname for removable medium "The Ultimate Linux
Desktop DVD (cdrom)"

I have attempted the fixes I've found on Google but either I'm attempting
them wrongly or they don't work. Can someone spell out what I should do?

bit twister

Hmmm, have you gone into MCC Software management, and Unchecked that media
and tried the urpmi -auto-update?

Read the last 2 lines of my signature. I'll wait. . . . . . . . . . . . .

If so and fails, I would copy/backup /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg somewhere safe and
take that stanza out with an editor and try the urpmi again.

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andy

Hi Bit,
if I were you I would change that sig to read:

"...and you keep all pieces." ;-)

take care
Andy

alan secker

The first five sections relate to the DVD/CDs 1 to 5

Removing those from urpmi.cfg and the remaining options restored
themselves with what appear to be several for 2007(?). Replacing the
CD/DVD sections still produced a could not be found message for each.
Still its a step forward .... I think.

ramrod

Have you tried # urpmi.removemedia -a and then http://easyurpmi.zarb.org
to add sources ? You can always add your removable media to the list later.

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alan secker

I hadn't but I have now. Thank you.