I've tried _all_ the possible directories. YaST seems to be looking for a file called suse, which it can't find. However, you're perfectly correct in stating that I should use Netscape, but I like the convenience and elegance of YaST for updating stuff. Thanks anyway, Paul

-----Original Message----- From: elanstev [SMTP:elanstev@email.msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 12:25 PM To: Paul Reinis; suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Problems with YaST update using FTP

Don't use that directory. Launch Netscape and ftp to their site. Apparently they have changed it a bit since the distro came out. I forget exactly which directory to point it to, but on the site, there are text files that tell you where to go for the update. It's something like ftp.suse.com/update/i386... or soemthing along those lines. I had the same problem when I tried to update via FTP. (Sadly, I am not on my Linux box just this second, so i couldn't tell you for sure where to go...)

Steve Kaschimer

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fishburger and I realize, "Oh my goodness....I could be eating a slow learner." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Reinis <preinis@hgeng.com> To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 7:08 AM Subject: [SuSE Linux] Problems with YaST update using FTP

...

Hi list,

I'm a linux newbie, but really enjoying it so far! This list has been

great

...

for lurking, but now I have 2 questions for all you gurus (as much as possible, please be specific with your answers - thanks!):

1) How do you set up YaST to update and install via FTP rather than CD? No matter what directory I use as the start directory on ftp.suse.com, I get the following message in the output window:

Connecting to ftp.suse.com[209.81.41.5] Check server directory... 550 /pub/SuSE-Linux/suse: No such file or directory. File not found on server 550 /pub/SuSE-Linux/CD1/suse: No such file or directory. File not found on server 550 /pub/SuSE-Linux/cd1/suse: No such file or directory. File not found on server Server directory is invalid! Closed connection to ftp.suse.com[209.81.41.5] Settings faulty!

It seems to be looking for the file: suse but it doesn't seem to be anywhere on the server. i have applied the update to yast (by downloading and using rpm) but nothing changed.

I have tried almost all the possible directories on the ftp server (which i can connect to no problem with netscape).

I have an ADSL connection with the DHCP client installed. it works fine with netscape. My service requires the use of a proxy for http connections but not ftp.

2) This is the really dumb question: How do you apply the patch to the kernal to go from 2.2.5 to 2.2.7? I tried to do it using rpm, but nothing seemed to change. I also went through the kernal config and compilation utility in fvwm2, but I still see the version 2.2.5 message on boot.

Thanks all, for your help.

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