YUM: Damaged header.info

the_styler · 10-24-2004, 04:44 AM

Hi,
I have a problem with YUM. When I try to start YUM, I get:

Code:

Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Base
Damaged or Bad header.info from Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Base
This is probably because of a downed server or an invalid header.info on a repository.

How can I fix the header.info file? And where is it located (when I try to search it with kfind, it always crashes

)?

Thanx, styler

misc · 10-24-2004, 12:58 PM

Browse /var/cache/yum

TaTaE · 10-25-2004, 01:50 AM

do you have AMD 64 cpu first of all ?
because if you don't , it means you don't need that repository at all
the broken header thing is not your machine fault, it's the repository maintainers fault.
so i would suggest either comment out the repo in your yum.conf file,
or clear your /var/cache/yum/blabla/headers/* and try yum check-update

TaTaE

the_styler · 10-25-2004, 09:28 AM

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do you have AMD 64 cpu first of all ?

Yesss

I have an Athlon 64 and the 64Bit version of FC2

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the broken header thing is not your machine fault, it's the repository maintainers fault.

good to know that it ain't my fault...

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so i would suggest either comment out the repo in your yum.conf file

which repo?

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or clear your /var/cache/yum/blabla/headers/* and try yum check-update

what exactly does blabla mean? there are several directories:
base freshrpms livna-testing updates-released dag livna-stable livna-unstable

thanx, styler

misc · 10-25-2004, 10:00 AM

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which repo?

The one named " Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Base " in your config file.

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what exactly does blabla mean? there are several directories:
base freshrpms livna-testing updates-released dag livna-stable livna-unstable

It's "base", which is faulty somewhere in your config, the cache or the server.

Btw, when you use livna-* repositories, you must activate fedora.us for x86_64, too, since rpm.livna.org depends on fedora.us.

the_styler · 10-25-2004, 01:47 PM

Thanx!
Just one more noob question:

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Btw, when you use livna-* repositories, you must activate fedora.us for x86_64, too, since rpm.livna.org depends on fedora.us.

How can I "activate" fedora.us for x86_64?

misc · 10-25-2004, 01:58 PM

http://fedora.linux.duke.edu/fedorax...a.us/2/x86_64/