Thanks for the offer Peter, but this isn't a newbie issue for me. I've been using debian for 2 years and never encountered this problem before. For a temporary workaround I downloaded the entire stable debian distro and am using dselect via the 'mounted' method. But this is impracticle and static, which is why I need to get dselect going via 'ftp'. Is there any settings or script I can edit for dselect? Any way to force it to download the Packages which dselect itself knows is there? Any fix for dselect (or is it dpkg-ftp's fault)?
Paul Quinn >>> Peter Iannarelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27 3:22 PM >>> Hi Paul: Try ftp.debian.org. Assuming your the Corel in Ottawa. I'm going to be in Ottawa on Sunday. If all else fails I can burn a CD for you. Let me know. Peter Paul Quinn wrote: > 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 > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: dselect can't download Packages.gz > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:14:49 -0500 > From: Peter Iannarelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: GenX Internet Laboratories Inc. > To: Paul Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Peter.Iannarelli.vcfName: Peter.Iannarelli.vcf > Type: Plain Text (text/plain)
