Here's what I get from dselect using the ftp method:
Enter ftp site [ftp.us.debian.org]:
Use passive mode [y]:
Enter username [anonymous]:
If you are using anonymous ftp to retrieve files, enter your email
address for use as a password. Otherwise enter your password,
or "?" if you want dpkg-ftp to prompt you each time.
Enter password [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Enter debian directory [/debian]:
Go through an authenticated FTP proxy [n]:
Note: order here is important. Package files are scanned in order so
later distributions will override earlier ones.
So put stable before unstable.
Enter space seperated list of distributions to get
[dists/stable/main dists/stable/non-free dists/stable/contrib]:
Enter directory to download binary package files to
(relative to /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/)
[debian]:
Using FTP to check directories...(stop with ^C)
Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org...
Login as anonymous...
Setting transfer mode to binary...
Cd to `/debian'...
Checking dists/stable/main/binary-i386...
Checking dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386...
Checking dists/stable/contrib/binary-i386...
Closing ftp connection...
Now when I Update...:
Getting Packages files...(stop with ^C)
Connecting to ftp.us.debian.org...
Login as anonymous...
Setting transfer mode to binary...
Cd to `/debian'...
Checking for Packages file... Couldn't find Packages.gz in
dists/stable/main/binary-i386 or dists/stable/main; ignoring.
Checking for Packages file... Couldn't find Packages.gz in
dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386 or dists/stable/non-free; ignoring.
Checking for Packages file... Couldn't find Packages.gz in
dists/stable/contrib/binary-i386 or dists/stable/contrib; ignoring.
Any Ideas?
Paul
>Hay Paul:
>
>We maintain a debian mirror over here. I just checked everything and all looks
>fine.
>When your specifying your distribution root, you should use /pub/debian.
>Everything is relative from that point forward. ie dists/stable/main ...
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>Paul Quinn wrote:
>
>> Hello Peter,
>> I've tried several debian sites: ftp.debian.org ftp.us.debian.org
>> debian.crosslink.net
>> They all produce the same results... This has to be a dselect or dpkg-ftp
>> problem, but I don't know where to go from >there.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> >>> Peter Iannarelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27 11:07 AM >>>
>> Hi Paul:
>>
>> That not very good. From what are you installing ?
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> Paul Quinn wrote:
>>
>> > I'm trying to use dselect with the ftp method for accessing debian
>> > packages. I use a correct site and dist names (the >Access step complete
>> > successfully), but the Update step fails to retrieve the Packages.gz
>> > files. It complains that it can't >find Packages or Packages.gz in any of
>> > the main/non-free/contrib trees, which I and the Access step both verified
>> > are >there.
>> > Any help to this?
>> >
>> > Paul Quinn
>> >
>> > --
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Hay Paul:
We maintain a debian mirror over here. I just checked everything and all looks
fine.
When your specifying your distribution root, you should use /pub/debian.
Everything is relative from that point forward. ie dists/stable/main ...
Peter
Paul Quinn wrote:
> Hello Peter,
> I've tried several debian sites: ftp.debian.org ftp.us.debian.org
> debian.crosslink.net
> They all produce the same results... This has to be a dselect or dpkg-ftp
> problem, but I don't know where to go from there.
>
> Paul
>
> >>> Peter Iannarelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27 11:07 AM >>>
> Hi Paul:
>
> That not very good. From what are you installing ?
>
> Peter
>
> Paul Quinn wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to use dselect with the ftp method for accessing debian
> > packages. I use a correct site and dist names (the Access step complete
> > successfully), but the Update step fails to retrieve the Packages.gz files.
> > It complains that it can't find Packages or Packages.gz in any of the
> > main/non-free/contrib trees, which I and the Access step both verified are
> > there.
> > Any help to this?
> >
> > Paul Quinn
> >
> > --
> > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
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