[Yum] Error in loading repository data

[seth vidal]

On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 07:41 +0000, Loh Chin Huat wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz) Kernel 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 on an 
> i686. I have previously been using Yum Extender 0.44 - Build : 4, until 
> recently I keep encountering the following error. When I launch the 
> application, I see in the Output view the following message:
> 
> Mirrordetection : best
> Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: nrpms
> failure: repodata/repomd.xml from nrpms: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
> 
> It also display an Error dialogue box stating:
> 
> Error in loading repository data
> failure: repodata/repomd.xml from nrpms: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
> 
> What happened? and what should I do? I have tried to reset repository cache 
> but still got the same problem. I wish to update my system to use FC5 and 
> also update other applications like OpenOffice. Please assist. Thanks!
> 

is it possible you can't contact the nrpms repository? Try disabling
that repository for a bit and see if the problem goes away - then look
at the .repo file for that repository to see what's wrong.

-sv