https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=362608 Summary: zypp errors are misleading and confusing Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Alpha 2 Platform: All OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: libzypp AssignedTo: dmacvicar@novell.com ReportedBy: crrodriguez@novell.com QAContact: dmacvicar@novell.com Found By: Development when the system cannot resolve hostnames the following error message is shown. zypper in libzypp zypper Repository 'factory' is invalid. File /media.1/media not found on media: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source Please check if the URLs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository. Disabling repository 'factory' because of the above error. * Reading installed packages [100%] this is misleading , zypp should handle CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLV_HOST properly , and say: "you system cannot resolve hostnames, please verify your network settings or contact your system administrator". saying that "repository is invalid" is confusing for the joe user. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.