ken
2011-Sep-21 15:27 UTC
[CentOS] (yum) Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)....
This error:
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository:
debug. Please verify its path and try again
occurs every time I run yum (and is where execution stops). Why? and/or
What can be done to fix yum so I can use it again?
tnx.
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ken
2011-Sep-21 15:52 UTC
[CentOS] (yum) Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)....
On 09/21/2011 11:45 AM lists-centos wrote:> > ------------ Original Message ------------ >> Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:27:44 AM -0400 >> From: ken <gebser at mousecar.com> >> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> >> >> This error: >> >> Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for >> repository: debug. Please verify its path and try again >> >> occurs every time I run yum (and is where execution stops). Why? >> and/or What can be done to fix yum so I can use it again? >> > > Have you tried: > > yum clean all > > then: > > yum check-update > > > - Richardyum check-update yields: http://debuginfo.centos.org/5/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (110, 'Connection timed out')> Trying other mirror. Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: debug. Please verify its path and try again So same problem.
ken
2011-Sep-21 17:03 UTC
[CentOS] (yum) Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)....
Cool++. That fixed it. (Thanks much.) And now I have an example of something meant to fix problems causing problems. :) On 09/21/2011 12:05 PM lists-centos wrote:> > ------------ Original Message ------------ >> Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:52:11 AM -0400 >> From: ken <gebser at mousecar.com> >> >> On 09/21/2011 11:45 AM lists-centos wrote: >>> ------------ Original Message ------------ >>>> Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:27:44 AM -0400 >>>> From: ken <gebser at mousecar.com> >>>> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> >>>> >>>> This error: >>>> >>>> Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for >>>> repository: debug. Please verify its path and try again >>>> >>>> occurs every time I run yum (and is where execution stops). Why? >>>> and/or What can be done to fix yum so I can use it again? >>>> >>> Have you tried: >>> >>> yum clean all >>> >>> then: >>> >>> yum check-update >>> >>> >>> - Richard >> yum check-update yields: >> >> http://debuginfo.centos.org/5/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] >> IOError: <urlopen error (110, 'Connection timed out')> >> Trying other mirror. >> Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for >> repository: debug. Please verify its path and try again >> > > disable the debuginfo repository, either on the yum command line, or > better, in the /etc/yum.repos.d directory. it's not enabled by > default, and i suspect you don't need it, at least not at this stage. > > > - Richard > >