[Yum] Re: FC4 - yum update issues ...

[C.Lee Taylor]

 > When you say "falls over" do you mean it hangs or do you mean it exits
 > with a traceback?
[root at clee-taylor ~]# yum -y install xlockmore vpnc
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
updates-released          100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
extras                    100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
freshrpms                 100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for vpnc to pack into transaction set.
vpnc-0.3.3-2.x86_64.rpm   100% |=========================| 3.8 kB    00:02
---> Package vpnc.x86_64 0:0.3.3-2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for xlockmore to pack into transaction set.
xlockmore-5.16-1.x86_64.r 100% |=========================| 5.1 kB    00:06
---> Package xlockmore.x86_64 0:5.16-1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
  Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
  vpnc                    x86_64     0.3.3-2          extras 
  46 k
  xlockmore               x86_64     5.16-1           extras 
1.1 M

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      2 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)
Total download size: 1.1 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): vpnc-0.3.3-2.x86_6 100% |=========================|  46 kB    00:29
(2/2): xlockmore-5.16-1.x 100% |=========================|  40 kB    00:31
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/4/x86_64/xlockmore-5.1 
6-1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
Error Downloading Packages:
   xlockmore - 5.16-1.x86_64: failure: xlockmore-5.16-1.x86_64.rpm from 
extras: [ Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
[root at clee-taylor ~]#

 > Get a tcpdump and strace of what's happening when it occurs, that will
 > help.
	Hate to show my newbieness, but what is the best command line to get a 
tcpdump and strace? ...

	My FC3-32/64 using yum have not given me these errors ...

Mailed
Lee