similar to: yum update repo problems

Hi, I've just installed a fresh CentOS 5.2 Now, I run "yum update" and I get: "Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=i386&repo=os error was [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (110, 'Connection timed out')> Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: base. Please verify its path and try

We have CENTOS 5.1 on DELL server. This server is OUTSIDE Firewall. I tried to update it to latest release and get error. any ideal? ========================================= # yum update Loading "fastestmirror" plugin Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=i386&repo=os error was [Errno 4] IOError:

Dear All, Quick question: I am currently having issues with "yum", I recently updated centos 5 server using the command # yum update Yum was working fine till, before the update, When I try to use yum now I am getting the following error, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- [root at pet

Hi I wanted to download and install the net-snmp package. Usually on my other CentOS boxes i use the following command to do it: yum install net-snmp I was able to successfully install net-snmp on 4 of my CentOS boxes but not on one of them. It reports me the following error message: [root at localhost yum.repos.d]# yum install net-snmp Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Determining fastest

Is there a way to use an HTTP proxy (with a user/pass) with yum? Or at least a way to pass a user/pass through yum? I have a situation with a CentOS server behind a web filter appliance. Thanks, Scott

I'm having the same problem as Valent Turkovic. I have the following /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo (mind the line-wraps): [base] name=CentOS-$releasever - Base mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch= $basearch&repo=os #baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/$releasever/os/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5

Hi I am new to Linux. I need to use YUM to install Software. But i can't use YUM. when I give #yum install yum-priorities // following error was i encountering Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=i386&repo=os error was [Errno 4] IOError:

Hi I am using centos 5. yum saying following error.. [root at zeus Desktop]# yum grouplist Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Group Process Setting up repositories Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=i386&repo=os error was [Errno 14] HTTP Error 407: Proxy Authentication Required Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: base

Good morning all, I ran an 'yum update' and have been receiving the following errors: Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Determining fastest mirrors Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=x86_64&repo=addons error was [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-3, 'Temporary failure in name resolution')> Could not retrieve mirrorlist

Hi, >From CentOS 4.3, I saw the yum repository setting /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo is something like: -------------------- mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=os -------------------- Is that possible I can query the result by lynx ? I have a script to get the URL and path in old yum repository style, but broken in this. When I use

Dear all, my yum was working fine. I was just trying to remove cache from yum through yum cleanall, after that i tried to do yum update, but it failed to do update and giving fallowing error bash-4.1# yum update Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Could not retrieve mirrorlist

Before doing "yum update" on system which has CentOS5.3, I gave "yum list updates" but the following message comes: Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Determining fastest mirrors Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=x86_64&repo=os error was [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (110, 'Connection timed out')> Error: Cannot find

My first notebook upgrade: I repaired my old HP nc4010 (bought a new hinge on ebay) and realized this was the perfect way to test out the upgrade to 5.2 before doing it on my production notebook. First I updated to 'current' 5.1 (by current I mean I have not synced my 5.1 local repo since building my 5.2 repo). I had not used my nc4010 for a while and the kernel was at

Hi I'm getting a 500 error when I try to install anything with yum, is this normal? [root at temp01 ~]# yum install libxenguest Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=5&arch=x86_64&repo=updates error was [Errno 14] HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error Could not

This is perplexing. on a Centos 5.1 box that I am trying to upgrade, I keep getting: [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error unknown url type: media> from my local repo. I did a blank system install via http from this server with no problem. For instance, if I limit myself to: yum upgrade yum I get: Loading "priorities" plugin Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up

What is the best way to temporarily setup a port relay. I'm trying to diagnose a problem with Cisco's latest VPN client and need to determine if the problem is port number related. e.g. VPN client---------23-(Linux box to relay port)-------xx-(Telnet server) (Keep in mind this is temporary and for debugging purposes) Thanks, Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer

I use a local, off-line repository for CentOS plus updates for my development network (my setup for many years). By design, the repository has no physical connection to the Internet. Everything seems to be setup correctly and works fine for installs/updates. However I am trying to use the --installroot option for YUM and it is complaining about not finding a mirror. I removed the lines about

I have just tried to update to 4.9 a system that was installed from a 4.8 local repo. Because 4.9 has been moved to vault, as described by Johnny in http://www.linux-archive.org/centos/638644-centos4-rhel4-upstream-effective-eol.html, the mirrorlist file basically contains invalid information. http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=4.9&arch=i386&repo=os To avoid the faff of having to edit

Dear all I have centos 6.0 in my system and i want to update packages, so i tried the yum commands for checking and installing updates, but my proxy is objecting and i got the following error Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=6&arch=i386&repo=os error was 14:

When I fire up the virtualbox VM Centos starts as I would expect, but when I try to use yum list updates (or any of several other yum command I've tried) I get a repo error - " Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=6&arch=i386&repo=os error was 14: PYCURL ERROR 6 -