https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=408689 User mijtro@googlemail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=408689#c1 --- Comment #1 from Michael Roberts 2008-07-13 18:30:04 MDT --- Some further information: When I first opened Software Management I found that the OpenSUSE DVD 11.0 repository was set to: iso:///?iso=boot.iso&url=hd:///boot/?device=/dev/sdb6&filesystem=auto which was wrong as I only have one hard disk, hda. Somehow I found a dialog with an entry field which enabled me to set this to (I assume) the correct URL: iso:///?iso=boot.iso&url=hd:///boot/?device=/dev/sda6&filesystem=auto corresponding to the file system path /dev/sda6/boot/boot.iso Unfortunately I can no longer remember how that dialog appeared. Doing that enabled me to install packages via Software Management, and the Update Icon in the system tray started showing further updates. Hooray! The original installation of OpenSUSE 11.0 (from the hard disk following the instructions at: http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD ) worked fine, except for an already known confusion with drive identities when there is both a parallel and SATA drive attached - all the boot files were copied onto the wrong drive! Perhaps that confusion is the origin of the incorrect repository URL? While repairing the original system I removed the parallel drive and have not yet tried to put it back. Although PackageKit was applying updates I got another internal system error - this time with a path: "Can't provide file './suse/x86_64/libogg-devel-1.1.3-86.1.x86_64.rpm' from repository 'openSUSE-DVD 11.0'" The displayed URL in Software Repositories was still the incorrect one above. When editing it I can select Disk Device "WDC WD1600JD-22H (/dev/sda6) and specify the directory /boot . My first attempt to select this produced an error referring to the disk via its /dev/disk/by-id path, which was confusing, as the GUI refers to /dev/sda6 etc. While preparing this comment I decided to try the "Plain RPM Directory" checkbox and that worked. Only an expert can be expected to know that an iso image is a "Plain RPM Directory" so either this should be checked by default or clear guidance be given in the GUI. The displayed URL now also refers to the /dev/disk/by-id path - again this is confusing as it is not the notation the GUI uses when editing the URL. So far updates are now happening without further problems. Generally the updating is a great improvment over 10.3. -- 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.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=408689 Cyril Hrubis changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |sreeves@novell.com -- 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.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=408689 User jpr@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=408689#c4 JP Rosevear changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kpenrose@novell.com --- Comment #4 from JP Rosevear 2008-10-14 18:55:53 MDT --- *** Bug 435265 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435265 -- 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.