[SOLVED] SOS facing the black screen of death

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 03:18 PM

Cordx, that is the general idea, and I want to do that, but I am facing problems with doing what Mrmazda has suggested and this is one way to troubleshoot. I will abandon this thread once that is done.

mrmazda · 06-15-2020, 03:18 PM

I don't understand how you were able to get that error message in the screenshot. If you have SeaMonkey installed via YaST or Zypper, you already have SeaMonkey Mail installed. If you are using SeaMonkey Browser, just select Mail from its Window menu, or click the envelope icon on the browser's statusbar.

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 03:24 PM

I don't have Sea Monkey installed and I got that message when I tried to install it thru YAST.

mrmazda · 06-15-2020, 03:27 PM

That kind of message is usually due to a transient mirror error. Please try again later when that happens. Don't try to install SeaMonkey Mail, only SeaMonkey. Alternatively, use Zypper in a terminal:

Code:

sudo zypper in seamonkey

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 03:33 PM

This is what I am getting,
<pre>som@linux-ua26:~> sudo zypper in seamonkey
[sudo] password for root:
Problem retrieving files from 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' metadata -----------------------[|]

New repository or package signing key received:

Repository: Libdvdcss Repository
Key Name: Martin Schlander (cb400f) <martin.schlander@gmail.com>
Key Fingerprint: BB43B333 6DDF49C5 C5A63613 B2F796E7 6867F5BE
Key Created: Thu 10 Mar 2011 12:32:37 AM IST
Key Expires: (does not expire)
Subkey: D1327E059D80BB97 2008-10-18 [expired: 2010-10-18]
Rpm Name: gpg-pubkey-6867f5be-4d77cecd

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): r
Retrieving repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' metadata ...................[error]
Repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' is invalid.
[opensuse-guide.org-repo|http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
History:
 - Signature verification failed for repomd.xml
 - Can't provide /repodata/repomd.xml

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata -------------------------[\]

New repository or package signing key received:

Repository: Packman Repository
Key Name: PackMan Project (signing key) <packman@links2linux.de>
Key Fingerprint: F8875B88 0D518B6B 8C530D13 45A1D067 1ABD1AFB
Key Created: Tue 16 Sep 2014 03:48:00 AM IST
Key Expires: Fri 13 Sep 2024 03:47:21 AM IST
Rpm Name: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-54176598

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): r
Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata .....................[error]
Repository 'Packman Repository' is invalid.
[packman.inode.at-suse|http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
History:
 - Signature verification failed for repomd.xml
 - Can't provide /repodata/repomd.xml

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Packman Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Non-OSS Repository'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Non-OSS Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Main Update Repository'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Main Update Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Update Repository (Non-Oss)'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Update Repository (Non-Oss)' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Untested Updates' metadata .......................[error]
Repository 'Untested Updates' is invalid.
[repo-update-test|http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
History:
 - [|] Error trying to read from 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/'
 - Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Untested Updates' because of the above error.
Some of the repositories have not been refreshed because of an error.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'seamonkey' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'seamonkey' found.
Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.
som@linux-ua26:~>
</pre>

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 03:34 PM

I rejected all those suggested keys, should I allow them?

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 04:13 PM

Ok so these are trusted keys, so I allowed them. Now I am getting this:
<pre>som@linux-ua26:~> sudo zypper in seamonkey
[sudo] password for root:
Problem retrieving files from 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' metadata -----------------------[/]

New repository or package signing key received:

Repository: Libdvdcss Repository
Key Name: Martin Schlander (cb400f) <martin.schlander@gmail.com>
Key Fingerprint: BB43B333 6DDF49C5 C5A63613 B2F796E7 6867F5BE
Key Created: Thu 10 Mar 2011 12:32:37 AM IST
Key Expires: (does not expire)
Subkey: D1327E059D80BB97 2008-10-18 [expired: 2010-10-18]
Rpm Name: gpg-pubkey-6867f5be-4d77cecd

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): ^Csom@linux-ua26:~> t
If 't' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf t
som@linux-ua26:~> sudo zypper in seamonkey
Problem retrieving files from 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' metadata -----------------------[\]

New repository or package signing key received:

Repository: Libdvdcss Repository
Key Name: Martin Schlander (cb400f) <martin.schlander@gmail.com>
Key Fingerprint: BB43B333 6DDF49C5 C5A63613 B2F796E7 6867F5BE
Key Created: Thu 10 Mar 2011 12:32:37 AM IST
Key Expires: (does not expire)
Subkey: D1327E059D80BB97 2008-10-18 [expired: 2010-10-18]
Rpm Name: gpg-pubkey-6867f5be-4d77cecd

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): t
Retrieving repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' metadata ....................[done]
Building repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' cache .........................[done]
Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata -------------------------[/]

New repository or package signing key received:

Repository: Packman Repository
Key Name: PackMan Project (signing key) <packman@links2linux.de>
Key Fingerprint: F8875B88 0D518B6B 8C530D13 45A1D067 1ABD1AFB
Key Created: Tue 16 Sep 2014 03:48:00 AM IST
Key Expires: Fri 13 Sep 2024 03:47:21 AM IST
Rpm Name: gpg-pubkey-1abd1afb-54176598

Do you want to reject the key, trust temporarily, or trust always? [r/t/a/?] (r): t
Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata ......................[done]
Building repository 'Packman Repository' cache ...........................[done]
Problem retrieving files from 'Non-OSS Repository'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Non-OSS Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Main Update Repository'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Main Update Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Update Repository (Non-Oss)'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Update Repository (Non-Oss)' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Untested Updates' metadata .......................[error]
Repository 'Untested Updates' is invalid.
[repo-update-test|http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
History:
 - [|] Error trying to read from 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/'
 - Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Warning: Skipping repository 'Untested Updates' because of the above error.
Some of the repositories have not been refreshed because of an error.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'seamonkey' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'seamonkey' found.
Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.
som@linux-ua26:~>
</pre>

mrmazda · 06-15-2020, 04:15 PM

What happens if you do the following?:

Code:

sudo zypper ref

What are you doing to mix all that HTML formatting in the actual messages? What terminal are you using for zypper?

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 04:19 PM

What I get when I type lyx:
<pre>som@linux-ua26:~> lyx
If 'lyx' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf lyx
som@linux-ua26:~>
</pre>

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 04:25 PM

This is what I get on sudo zypper ref:
som@linux-ua26:~> sudo zypper ref
[sudo] password for root:
Problem retrieving files from 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Skipping repository 'openSUSE-Leap-15.1-1' because of the above error.
Repository 'Libdvdcss Repository' is up to date.
Repository 'Packman Repository' is up to date.
Problem retrieving files from 'Non-OSS Repository'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.1/repo/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Skipping repository 'Non-OSS Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Main Update Repository'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Skipping repository 'Main Update Repository' because of the above error.
Problem retrieving files from 'Update Repository (Non-Oss)'.
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please see the above error message for a hint.
Skipping repository 'Update Repository (Non-Oss)' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'Untested Updates' metadata .......................[error]
Repository 'Untested Updates' is invalid.
[repo-update-test|http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
History:
- [|] Error trying to read from 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/'
- Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.1-test/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Could not resolve host: download.opensuse.org

Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Skipping repository 'Untested Updates' because of the above error.
Some of the repositories have not been refreshed because of an error.
som@linux-ua26:~>

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 04:41 PM

BTW I am getting all this only with the live USB inserted. I just checked that without it I am again getting the grub prompt.

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 04:59 PM

This site is not opening
https://forums.opensuse.org/private.php
I could see that there was a new notification, but when I clicked on it the connection got severed.

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 06:07 PM

This is what I am getting when I searched for my thread on forums.opensuse.org
The answer given for the random question was incorrect

Somdatta · 06-15-2020, 06:11 PM

I had an exchange going with user curtisfra who is an expert

mrmazda · 06-15-2020, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Somdatta

I had an exchange going with user curtisfra who is an expert

If you would provide some clue as to where this conversation was placed or your username there or the thread topic you created I might be able to chime in or otherwise participate.

It seems as though you have a DNS problem causing the Connection failed...Could not resolve host messages and failures. That is not something I'm any good at solving.