Solving problems with Installing Software

YDL running on the Sony Playstation 3

Moderator: billb

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby billb » 27 Mar 2010, 19:18

otakusupreme wrote:
EDIT: Note -- the same third party repos still appear to work OK with YDL 6.1. The additional repos may cause problems with YDL 6.2. If you want to use these third party repos with 6.2, at this point I'm recommending that you disable the yellowdog-extras repo (change enabled=1 to enabled=0)

that would be why its disabled


You seem to be following two different guides ... yes, if you enable fedora-extras, livna, and dribble as suggested in the guide you've quoted above, then I recommend you disable the yellowdog-extras repo. If you use the ps3bodega repo (as indicated by the setup you posted), you're not supposed to disable yellowdog-extras or have any other repos besides ps3bodega and the default yellowdog repos.
PS3 60GB [CECHA01], FW 3.15, YDL 6.2, Samsung T260HD @ 1920x1200
Powermac G4 1.25 GHz x2, 2 GB RAM, YDL 6.2
User avatar
billb
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 5522
Joined: 24 May 2007, 20:30
Location: Eastern NC, USA

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby Silgrin4D » 05 Apr 2010, 08:57

A Yellow Dog beginner (with ratherm oderate :twisted: general Linux experience) on a PowerMac G4, 400MHz, Yellow Dog 5 installed from CDs. Did the suggested steps, and got this:

Code: Select all
[root@localhost ~]# yum install unrar
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
base                                                                 [1/3]
http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/5.0/base/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Accept-Ranges: bytes
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:42:35 GMT
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Server: Apache
Vary: accept-language,accept-charset
Content-Language: en
Via: 1.1 wwwproxy-in-out (NetCache NetApp/6.0.7)
Trying other mirror.
Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: base
failure: repodata/repomd.xml from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
Error: failure: repodata/repomd.xml from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.


Tried the idea with more and received these messages:

Code: Select all
[root@localhost ~]# more /etc/yum.repos.d/*
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
::::::::::::::
[base]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Base
#baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/5.0/base/
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd50-base-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY


Hope it will expain something. My Internet works well (writing from the machine) apart from anything connected to software install / upgrade.
Silgrin4D
ydl newbie
ydl newbie
 
Posts: 11
Joined: 05 Apr 2010, 04:24

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby ppietro » 05 Apr 2010, 09:31

Silgrin4D wrote:
Tried the idea with more and received these messages:

Code: Select all
[root@localhost ~]# more /etc/yum.repos.d/*
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
::::::::::::::
[base]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Base
#baseurl=http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/yum/5.0/base/
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd50-base-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY


Hope it will expain something. My Internet works well (writing from the machine) apart from anything connected to software install / upgrade.


You'll need to do "more" - pardon the pun.

You'll have to hit the space bar repeatedly to print out the content of all of the repositories. You've only printed out the first screen's worth.

Cheers,
Paul
User avatar
ppietro
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 4965
Joined: 13 Sep 2007, 22:18

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby ppietro » 05 Apr 2010, 09:42

Ignore my previous post - I know what's going on.

Okay - the main mirror that used to contain YDL 5.0 repos - Aragonne National Labs - apparently has deleted their YellowDog mirrors. All of 'em.

So - you'll have to edit your YellowDog repos to point to new servers.

Here's the list:

yellowdog-base.repo
Code: Select all
[base]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Base
baseurl=http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/yellowdog/yum/5.0/base/
#mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd50-base-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY


yellowdog-extras.repo
Code: Select all
[extras]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Extras
baseurl=http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/yellowdog/yum/5.0/extras/
#mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd50-extras-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY


yellowdog-updates.repo
Code: Select all
[updates]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 Updates
baseurl=http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/yellowdog/yum/5.0/updates/
#mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd50-updates-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY


Cheers,
Paul
User avatar
ppietro
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 4965
Joined: 13 Sep 2007, 22:18

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby Silgrin4D » 05 Apr 2010, 10:52

Thanks, uncommenting&commenting the archives works. I installed lynx instead of untar :D .

But now I'm stuck with a much "easier" thing - gone to the thread about Firefox.
http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7285&p=37845#p37845
Silgrin4D
ydl newbie
ydl newbie
 
Posts: 11
Joined: 05 Apr 2010, 04:24

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby babybusa » 18 Apr 2010, 02:19

Hello, I am faced with a problem which I have had ever since installing ydl 6.2. I cannot install anything and when I try to configure yum using "configure-ydlnet-cli" to do so, I reciece a "command not found". The biggest issue is a recieve an error 404 whenever I try to install anything. My repos are the following:

::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/adobe-linux-i386.repo
::::::::::::::
[adobe-linux-i386]
name=Adobe Systems Incorporated
baseurl=http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/i386/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux

::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo
::::::::::::::
[fedora-extras]
name=Fedora Extras
#mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=extras-6&arch=ppc
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/ppc
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
protect=0
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo~
::::::::::::::
[fedora-extras]
name=Fedora Extras
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/ppc
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[base]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Base
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-base-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
protect=1
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[extras]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Extras
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-extras-mlist
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
protect=1
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo~
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[extras]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Extras
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-extras-mlist
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-updates.repo
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[updates]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Updates
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-updates-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
protect=1
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-updates.repo~
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[updates]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Updates
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-updates-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

I have tried everything imaginable to get this to work but I always have issues. When trying to install I get this error exactly:
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/f ... repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: fedora-extras

And when I try to open the repos I always receive this notification although each repo will still open:
GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager:
Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed.

Also, (to no surprise) yum update does not work. Essentially anything which needs to be installed through the terminal is nonfunctional at this point and has been since I installed ydl 6.2 Any help is extremely much appreciated as I have wasted away so much time trying repeatedly to solve these issues. :x
babybusa
ydl newbie
ydl newbie
 
Posts: 3
Joined: 18 Apr 2010, 01:52

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby billb » 18 Apr 2010, 02:53

It seems as if you've followed an outdated guide somewhere. The problem is not with YDL's repos but the ones you've added. Here's how to fix:

Open a terminal window (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and follow the instructions below:

1. Become root using the su command:

Code: Select all
su --login

<enter root password>

2. Remove the incorrect repo files ...

You don't need the adobe repo since they don't make a flash player for PPC linux

Code: Select all
rm /etc/yum.repos.d/adobe*


The fedora repo you have is outdated -- the location has changed -- go ahead and delete that, too:

Code: Select all
rm /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora*


3. You've disabled yellowdog-extras -- this is a good idea on YDL 6.2 if you plan to use the fedora-extras repo and protectbase, instead. If you plan to use the "ps3bodega" repo for YDL 6.2, or just use the default YDL repos by themselves, you'll need to enable it again. If you need to edit the file and enable it, use this command:

Code: Select all
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo

(change enabled=0 to enabled=1 to enable)

4. Go ahead and try running yum update at this point to confirm everything is working, but run yum clean all to clear out any cached repo data first:

Code: Select all
yum clean all

Code: Select all
yum update


5. Proceed to our guide for installing software on YDL 6 which includes currently working repos as well as a link to the optional "ps3bodega" repo I mentioned above.

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3017
PS3 60GB [CECHA01], FW 3.15, YDL 6.2, Samsung T260HD @ 1920x1200
Powermac G4 1.25 GHz x2, 2 GB RAM, YDL 6.2
User avatar
billb
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 5522
Joined: 24 May 2007, 20:30
Location: Eastern NC, USA

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby aguilarojo » 18 Apr 2010, 20:29

babybusa wrote:Hello, I am faced with a problem which I have had ever since installing ydl 6.2. I cannot install anything and when I try to configure yum using "configure-ydlnet-cli" to do so, I reciece a "command not found". The biggest issue is a recieve an error 404 whenever I try to install anything. My repos are the following:

::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/adobe-linux-i386.repo
::::::::::::::
[adobe-linux-i386]
name=Adobe Systems Incorporated
baseurl=http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/i386/

enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux


Dear babybusa,

You probably overlooked, that you were pointing yum to the repositories intended for x86 Linux (Intel/AMD) based computers. Up until very recently Fixstars supported only PowerPC based Linux (symbolized on many Linux repositories as ppc), which ran on PowerPC family computers which were defined as comprising old PowerPC Apple computers, Freescale, IBM and other companies which also sold/used PowerPC family computers as their CPU. The last version of the PowerPC family is the Cell which is the heart of the PS3.

IBM announced last year that no further development on the Cell would be done. However, if one reads what IBM discussed analytically it is clear that what they learned in working with the Cell has been/will be incorporated into new systems which appears to be something along the lines of the Toshiba SpursEngine and other multicore systems some of which are available through Fixstars and others. In this particular conversation what is interesting about that is that programming for these new systems requires an x86 Linux which Fixstars does in fact offer (query Fixstars directly regarding those items).

What cannot be done however, is that one cannot use PowerPC based Linux to develop code for the SpursEngine. It is unfortunate that Fixstars has not been explicitly clear about that fact, but this is the case.

Back to your error:
Regarding setting up yum properly, you should follow the advice here. If you are using however newer x86 based Fixstar products which you can read about here or here, you should contact Fixstars directly.
Last edited by aguilarojo on 27 Apr 2010, 11:19, edited 2 times in total.

Everything on the Earth has a purpose.
Every disease an herb to cure it.
And every person has a mission.
This is the Indian Theory of Existence.
-- Morning Dove, Salish (1888-1936)
User avatar
aguilarojo
ydl guru
ydl guru
 
Posts: 227
Joined: 06 May 2009, 14:50
Location: New York City

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby babybusa » 20 Apr 2010, 02:26

Thanks to both of you, very helpful. :)

I am glad the 404 error is no longer there but the root problem still persists with that I am having trouble installing some new software. Now I am getting something which I have seen in the past. I try to install something and I receive this message while trying to prepare for the installation:

Nothing to do

And that's that. It may help to know that my full objective in this is to install the appropriate software in order to enable flash-based video (such as youtube) without actually using adobe flash since I know there is none supported on linux ppc. I have tried the following commands:

yum install swfdec swfdec-mozilla
yum install mplayer mplayerplug-in
yum install gstreamer

These are my current repos after following billb's previous instructions.

::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[base]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Base
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-base-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
protect=1
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[extras]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Extras
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-extras-mlist
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
protect=1
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo~
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[extras]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Extras
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-extras-mlist
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-updates.repo
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[updates]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Updates
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-updates-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
protect=1
::::::::::::::
/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-updates.repo~
::::::::::::::
#generated by system-config-ydlnet
[updates]
name=Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 Updates
mirrorlist=http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/resources/yd62-updates-mlist
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY

Sorry for needing more help with this problem. I just can't seem to get anything to work still. :(
babybusa
ydl newbie
ydl newbie
 
Posts: 3
Joined: 18 Apr 2010, 01:52

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby billb » 20 Apr 2010, 05:33

babybusa wrote:I am glad the 404 error is no longer there but the root problem still persists with that I am having trouble installing some new software. Now I am getting something which I have seen in the past. I try to install something and I receive this message while trying to prepare for the installation:

Nothing to do


"Nothing to do" means either it can't find anything by that name, or it's already installed. Using yum search application will help determine which, as in:

Code: Select all
yum search gedit


In this case the software you're trying to install is not available in the default yellowdog repos -- you'll need to choose between the "fedora-extras, livna, dribble" or "ps3bodega" repo setups mentioned in the guide. From what you've posted it looks like you just have yellowdog-base and yellowdog-updates enabled.

babybusa wrote:And that's that. It may help to know that my full objective in this is to install the appropriate software in order to enable flash-based video (such as youtube) without actually using adobe flash since I know there is none supported on linux ppc.


Unfortunately what may have worked back when a guide was written might not work any more due to changes on youtube. You'll find various workarounds posted on this forum ... the one I've used most recently is described here:

viewtopic.php?p=33257#p33257
PS3 60GB [CECHA01], FW 3.15, YDL 6.2, Samsung T260HD @ 1920x1200
Powermac G4 1.25 GHz x2, 2 GB RAM, YDL 6.2
User avatar
billb
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 5522
Joined: 24 May 2007, 20:30
Location: Eastern NC, USA

Re: Solving problems with Installing Software

Postby babybusa » 24 Apr 2010, 21:10

Thank you very much billb, the most recent guide you linked me to has worked successfully and I can now watch videos. I don't believe I can thank you enough for your help. :D
babybusa
ydl newbie
ydl newbie
 
Posts: 3
Joined: 18 Apr 2010, 01:52

Previous

Return to Playstation 3

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests