Hi there,

I've installed Mandriva 2006 (the one with the goofed up icons)and I have the update CDs but the thing is telling me there is no hdlist file on the CDs, which is true, I don't see one.

Is this normal?

The first time I updated via internet and it worked fine but I bought the update CDs to avoid another half day of downloads (dialup connection.)

Can anyone help?

Thanks!!

Nouve

Don't worry, Just leave that field blank in the software installer and it will create a list of it's own.

I've done a similar thing with all the packages I've downloaded over the time and It works fine.

Hmmm.... I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Here is the error it is giving me:

can't add source, errors:

can't read rpm files from /mnt/cdrom: bad rpm
/mnt/cdrom/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-22mdk.i586.rpm

Copy impossible
no hdisk file found for "update" source
problem reading synthesis file on "update"

Sorry if it's not exactly that in English; I installed it in French for my sister-in-law so I am translating the error message...

This kernel thing sounds serious!

Any ideas?

Nouvellebie

Where did you get the update cd?

If you have enough space on your hard drive, make a folder in your home directory called "update" and copy the entire contents of the cd to that directory. Then open a console and run:

$ su
<enter root password>
# chmod -R 755 update/
# genhdlist update/

That should create a hdlist file for that directory and you can then add the update directory as a local update source.

The first error about the kernel file,

"can't add source, errors:

can't read rpm files from /mnt/cdrom: bad rpm
/mnt/cdrom/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-22mdk.i586.rpm"

is a faulty copy of the file and/or a bad sum check.

It usually means the same thing, a corrupted file.

If you're not planning on installing nvidia or ati graphics drivers or recompiling your kernel, you may not need this file now anyway. The kernel is upto 24 anyway so you may not need that one.

see here....
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/mandr.../main_updates/

That error is usually enough to bork the whole process. If you remove that file, and any others that may crop up after, it should setup a new local repository ok.

see how you go. and keep in mind the other advice seen here.

Hi Kilgoretrout and GlennsPref,

I did most of what you both suggested and that worked! Thanks very much.

Best,
Nouve