repository problems on the 6.1 release

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Hi,

I’ve just installed the 6.1 release. Well done guys you have made a lot of progress.

Anyway, there is a problem to use the repository, which is on the disk at “/repository” and “/repository2”.

The scenario is:

I click on the “Installer” button.
I click on the “QNX CD-RPM Repository”
I’m getting a popup which writes:
“Unable to access repository:
Location: file:///fs/cd0/reposiroty”

I’ve also tried to add another repository “repository2” which is on the disk too and i’ve got the same problem.

After copying the files from the cd to the local hard drive, everthing worked !!!

Best of luck

2

“Benzy Gabay” <bgabay@everbee.com> wrote in message
news:Voyager.010705114525.5537832A@QNX…

Hi,

I’ve just installed the 6.1 release. Well done guys you have made a lot of
progress.

Anyway, there is a problem to use the repository, which is on the disk at
“/repository” and “/repository2”.

The scenario is:

I click on the “Installer” button.
I click on the “QNX CD-RPM Repository”
I’m getting a popup which writes:
“Unable to access repository:
Location: file:///fs/cd0/reposiroty”

Same thing for me. I had to manually mount the cd.

mount -t cd /dev/cd0 /fs/cd0

I’ve read another post mentionning problem if CD is on the secondary slave.

I’ve also tried to add another repository “repository2” which is on the
disk too and i’ve got the same problem.

After copying the files from the cd to the local hard drive, everthing
worked !!!

Was the Cd under /fs/cd0? If so forget what I said :wink:

Best of luck

3

Benzy Gabay wrote:

Hi,

I’ve just installed the 6.1 release. Well done guys you have made a lot of progress.

Anyway, there is a problem to use the repository, which is on the disk at “/repository” and “/repository2”.

The scenario is:

I click on the “Installer” button.
I click on the “QNX CD-RPM Repository”
I’m getting a popup which writes:
“Unable to access repository:
Location: file:///fs/cd0/reposiroty”

I have the same problem, but in my case it also says in the pop-up window:

“This location does not contain a repository.”

I’ve also tried to add another repository “repository2” which is on the disk too and i’ve got the same problem.

After copying the files from the cd to the local hard drive, everthing worked !!!

Copying the files didn’t help me. Maybe my cd is not OK, but there are no signs for that.

Best of luck

4

Same prob here… I can copy some of the files from the cd to the hd, but
not all.
Yes, the cd works how else did I copy some of the files.

So
what is the FIX???

5

Benzy,

I too am suffering the same problems. But just noticed something

I am starting to believe there is a problem with my download of the ISO
image.

My first attempt (and the image I burnt onto the CD and inturn booted with
and built my OS with) , its file size is reported at 159Meg ??? Yet I was
able to install the OS with this image!!!.

I thought I might try the download again (In fact I have tried it three
times today and each time it has said it completed but the file sizes have
been 168Meg, 118Meg and 127Meg.)

The first two download times I witnessed the status bar go all the way out
to 442Meg, BUT the TEMPORARY disk space where the file gets downloaded to
(in my case D:) before being trasfered to its final destiation (E:) (Running
NT at this point) only had about 200 to 100 Meg available on it. (Never
got a disk full message). Thus I thought the ISO image was simply dropping
off at the point where the temporary storge space fills up but carried o
dowloading like there was no problems

After clearing enough drive space I then tried the next two downloads but
they too fell short.

So my gut feeling at the moment is that the ISO image repositry area is
being corrupted by failed transfers that look like they complete properly.

I’m going to keep on trying to download until I get the full 442 Meg file
and then see what happens

Paul Meyer

Benzy Gabay <bgabay@everbee.com> wrote in message
news:Voyager.010705114525.5537832A@QNX…

Hi,

I’ve just installed the 6.1 release. Well done guys you have made a lot of
progress.

Anyway, there is a problem to use the repository, which is on the disk at
“/repository” and “/repository2”.

The scenario is:

I click on the “Installer” button.
I click on the “QNX CD-RPM Repository”
I’m getting a popup which writes:
“Unable to access repository:
Location: file:///fs/cd0/reposiroty”

I’ve also tried to add another repository “repository2” which is on the
disk too and i’ve got the same problem.

After copying the files from the cd to the local hard drive, everthing
worked !!!

Best of luck

6

All,

Well I have had success.

Late last night one of the download attempts downloaded the FULL 442Meg
file, when I burnt this to a CD and loaded up the package manager it loaded
the repository information off the CD.

So if any one has problems like this , I suggest you check the ISO image
size , maybe you did not get the full quota.

Also this time I downloaded the image using Realplayers File downloader
rather than my web browsers interface.

Paul
Paul Meyer <paulm128@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
news:9ijru1$qdf$2@inn.qnx.com…

Benzy,

I too am suffering the same problems. But just noticed something

I am starting to believe there is a problem with my download of the ISO
image.

My first attempt (and the image I burnt onto the CD and inturn booted with
and built my OS with) , its file size is reported at 159Meg ??? Yet I was
able to install the OS with this image!!!.

I thought I might try the download again (In fact I have tried it three
times today and each time it has said it completed but the file sizes have
been 168Meg, 118Meg and 127Meg.)

The first two download times I witnessed the status bar go all the way out
to 442Meg, BUT the TEMPORARY disk space where the file gets downloaded
to
(in my case D:) before being trasfered to its final destiation (E:)
(Running
NT at this point) only had about 200 to 100 Meg available on it. (Never
got a disk full message). Thus I thought the ISO image was simply dropping
off at the point where the temporary storge space fills up but carried o
dowloading like there was no problems

After clearing enough drive space I then tried the next two downloads but
they too fell short.

So my gut feeling at the moment is that the ISO image repositry area is
being corrupted by failed transfers that look like they complete properly.

I’m going to keep on trying to download until I get the full 442 Meg file
and then see what happens

Paul Meyer

Benzy Gabay <> bgabay@everbee.com> > wrote in message
news:Voyager.010705114525.5537832A@QNX…
Hi,

I’ve just installed the 6.1 release. Well done guys you have made a lot
of
progress.

Anyway, there is a problem to use the repository, which is on the disk
at
“/repository” and “/repository2”.

The scenario is:

I click on the “Installer” button.
I click on the “QNX CD-RPM Repository”
I’m getting a popup which writes:
“Unable to access repository:
Location: file:///fs/cd0/reposiroty”

I’ve also tried to add another repository “repository2” which is on the
disk too and i’ve got the same problem.

After copying the files from the cd to the local hard drive, everthing
worked !!!

Best of luck

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