On 2004-04-11 10:44, GarUlbricht7@netscape.net wrote:
I have a trick for those big patches. First, I note the full path (or I get it manually), and then I create a little script...
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Thanks for the cool tip Carlos. I may try to get that update after all.
In addition, don't forget the international mirrors. http://www.suse.co.uk/uk/private/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html
I have had good luck w/ some of the west coast mirrors. YMMV. Others have reported good results with UK mirrors.
Mmm, interesting... Ah, I forgot, there is a spanish mirror at "rediris" somewhere, but it is not listed. I have to remember to seek it out next time.
I use a similar trick to Carlos and a kernel update which takes us 2 to 3 hours is no big deal, when done in pieces.
Right. However, I don't know why YOU doesn't do that automatically on its own. Previously, SuSE 8.1, if interrupted, started to download every patch, even if already downloaded and only a few were missing. SuSE 8.2 do not download again the files already downloaded - but it restarts half downloaded files. A nuisance... but why? I'm sure there must be a reason.
I do: rpm -v --checksig {name of package}.rpm to verify that I got it all.
Ah, but I think YOU does it for me, there should be no need to bother - because after I download it in full (by pieces) I pass the files over to YOU. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson