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Old 08-29-2008, 01:35 AM   #1
dijeshkk
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Post problem with using yum


im using fc8...now im not able to use yum...till yesterday it was working..now if i use yum it gives amessage like this..


Options Error: Error parsing 'file://media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD': URL must be http, ftp, file or https not ""

im also not able to use add/remove software..as it is giving a bug..
the bug report that im getting says like this

Component: pirut
Summary: TB65e8237b config.py:84:__set__:ValueError: Error parsing 'file://media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD': URL must be http, ftp, file or https not ""

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 476, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 469, in main
pm = PackageManager(options.config, options.onlyrepo)
File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 63, in __init__
GraphicalYumBase.__init__(self, False, config)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 129, in __init__
plugin_types=(yum.plugins.TYPE_CORE,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 116, in doConfigSetup
errorlevel=errorlevel)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 167, in _getConfig
self.getReposFromConfig()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 240, in getReposFromConfig
thisrepo = self.readRepoConfig(parser, section)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 262, in readRepoConfig
repo.populate(parser, section, self.conf)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 401, in populate
setattr(self, name, value)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 84, in __set__
raise ValueError('Error parsing %r: %s' % (value, str(e)))
ValueError: Error parsing 'file://media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD': URL must be http, ftp, file or https not ""

Local variables in innermost frame:
obj: InstallMedia
self: <yum.config.UrlListOption object at 0x8d3fe8c>
e: URL must be http, ftp, file or https not ""
value: file://media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD

i need help to solve this

also help me to add instalation DVD as a repository...
 
Old 08-29-2008, 01:43 AM   #2
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Stupid question, but you do have the DVD in the drive and mounted under /media, right?
 
Old 08-29-2008, 02:15 AM   #3
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im getting same problem with and without DVD.... im not able to use yum in both the case
 
  


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