Yellow Dog Linux

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.

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

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[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:

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[root@localhost ~]# more /etc/yum.repos.d/*
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
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[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 wrote:
Tried the idea with more and received these messages:

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[root@localhost ~]# more /etc/yum.repos.d/*
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
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[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

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

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[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

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[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

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[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

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

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

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:

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/etc/yum.repos.d/adobe-linux-i386.repo
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[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

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/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo
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[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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo~
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[fedora-extras]
name=Fedora Extras
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/ppc
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
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#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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo
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#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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo~
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#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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-updates.repo
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#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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-updates.repo~
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#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.

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:

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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

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rm /etc/yum.repos.d/adobe*

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

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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:

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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:

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yum clean all


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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

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.

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.

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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-base.repo
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#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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo
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#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
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/etc/yum.repos.d/yellowdog-extras.repo~
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#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
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#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~
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#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 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:

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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

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.