-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday, 2009-02-10 at 12:16 +0530, Jay Mistry wrote:
The above thread says -
| echo "connect-timeout = number-of-seconds-you-want" >> /root/.curlrc
This is to be typed into console as root ? (su -) ?
Yes... but I would rather edit the file with an editor - but I don't even have that file.
My problem (OP) is similar to the one mentioned in this thread in openSUSE Mail List archive: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2009-01/msg01626.html.
As Basil says in his reply
...
Is there a way to decrease the timeout for -
(a) while the rpm/package download hangs & _before_ the pop-up window appears. (b) after the pop-up window has appeared (the timeout for this, as given in the 'Retrying after ____ secs ... defaults at 30 secs, I think)
I don't know.
This is my basic question. It is a bit difficult to explain (perhaps a screenshot would help & will post one when I next do an update & when this behaviour occurs), but I hope I have been able to convey gist of the problem.
PS: About my question to Carlos' reply (quote above), I am relatively new to Linux (about 4 mo) and have used CLI infrequently, so not too familiar with it.
Then I would be rather hesitant about what to recommend. You'd have to experiment. Look at the sourcecode, perhaps... Are you using 11.1? You can try another thing. Type: export ZYPP_ARIA2C=1 in the same xterm where you start zypper or yast, as root. This is an experimental feature, it changes the download program and method to a new one. If it works, it does work better and faster, but I say that it is experimental and I mean it: they want people reporting how it works, problems, etc. It has known bugs, like repo modification not working. However, it is expected to gracefully solve access or timeout problems. If you search the archive for that token you will find the original mail where this was reported. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkmRekkACgkQtTMYHG2NR9XdnwCfck8cELGvjrWLyoT1hPOgjmEz bjoAnj77Y9D5FEVOm71lYbY9lFP4WfHJ =eJRX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org