Re: Updating RedHat 9

From: William Hooper (whooperhsd_at_earthlink.net.NO_SPAM)
Date: 07/05/03 

Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 16:17:36 GMT

"george" <replytogroup@linuxnewbie.com> wrote in message
news:IcANa.38267$PD3.118447@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> Hello William,
>
> Thanks for your message.
>
> I tried several times to download packages that are bigger than around
> 1Mb. They always always ended up being corrupted.

I would suggest looking at your networking setup and see if you are having
excessive errors.

> I do not know how to download the upgrades by using another method than
> the graphical one with Red Hat Update Agent. I installed my RedHat 9
> just few days ago and I know very little of Linux.

The updates are available at the rhn.redhat.com web site and the
updates.redhat.com FTP site.

> William, thanks for telling me that my initial thinking inclination is
> wrong.
>
> To answer your last question ... In the context that I often download
> much bigger files with Windows (bigger than the updates for Linux)
> without any problems, I wondered why I would consistently get corrupted
> updates with Linux.

Different drivers, different network settings, (unless you are dual booting)
different hardware. Again, see if you are having excessive errors. Without
more details on the hardware it is hard to provide suggestions. In my
experience wget and curl have been more tolerent of errors and allow you to
"continue" the download if interuppted.

> So, I thought that it might be something related to
> the fact that I have a demo account. The fine print for demo accounts
> makes it clear that there are limitations associated with demo accounts.
>
> One might then think that a possible way to avoid updating problems is
> to get rid of the limitations by buying a regular account with Red Hat
> Network.
>
> So, the incentive for Red Hat would have been the money coming from
> another buyer of the regular account.

In my experience, providing bad service doesn't get you more customers.

> Once again, I thank you for letting me know that this is just twisted
> thinking.
>
> George 

-- 
William Hooper
Twisted mind? No, just bent in several strategic places.

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