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Today I tried to install Mageia 1 from two sources.
They were:

mageia-dvd-1-i586.iso 30 May 2011
installed just fine but failed to update
due to missing packages in the repo.
Source repo is: mirrors.kernel.org

boot.iso ( 32-bit ) 30 May 2011
using both my local repo and its
source mirrors.kernel.org. Again
missing ( many ) files.

Could someone else give it a try from
one of the European repos. Thanks

mirrors.kernel.org has very often been reported as being faulty now and then.
I'm doing regular updates from a European mirror.
What else do you need?

A list or even partial list of the missing rpms/files would be helpful.

BTW: I also have a local mirror rsync'ed from kernel.org and tried re-rsync'ing it from distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr and there were no changes so I can only conclude that kernel.org is not the problem.

wobo wrote:mirrors.kernel.org has very often been reported as being faulty now and then.
I'm doing regular updates from a European mirror.
What else do you need?

Do a clean, new install from the original Mageia 1 DVD
or use the Mageia 1 32-bit boot.iso and a European
repo. Install to a completely blank drive. http://www.killdisk.com
or http://www.dban.org

In your opinion what is the most accurate and up-to-date
European repo. I don't mind using that it just takes a long
time do to the long distance and low speed install. I've used:

distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr

in the past, just takes 4x then from mirrors.kernel.org

Thanks

Ken-Bergen wrote:A list or even partial list of the missing rpms/files would be helpful.

BTW: I also have a local mirror rsync'ed from kernel.org and tried re-rsync'ing it from distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr and there were no changes so I can only conclude that kernel.org is not the problem.

A couple weeks ago I was able to do a new DVD install of
Mageia 1 and update cleanly from it. The computer I am
using now is that system. Also a boot.iso installed using
my local repo ( rsyn'd to mirrors.kernel.org ) worked just
fine.

wilcal wrote:Install to a completely blank drive. http://www.killdisk.com
or http://www.dban.org

OT: as already mentioned, there's no need to blank your drive before you install and with some
storage media like SSDs you will also needlessly decrease overall lifetime of the disk.

doktor5000 wrote:

wilcal wrote:Install to a completely blank drive. http://www.killdisk.com
or http://www.dban.org

OT: as already mentioned, there's no need to blank your drive before you install and with some
storage media like SSDs you will also needlessly decrease overall lifetime of the disk.

I somewhat agree with this. It's an old old habit of mine.
The install process on Mageia allows you to reformat
the drive. I'll try to abstain from mentioning this

wilcal wrote:I'll try to abstain from mentioning this

That would be greatly appreciated here