yum updates fails in FC5

[Dan]

Joachim Backes [RHRK] wrote:
> Hi, trying to update my FC5 fails:
>
> yum update
> Setting up Update Process
> Setting up repositories
> core                                                                 
> [1/4]
> core                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
> 00:00
> updates                                                              
> [2/4]
> updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    
> 00:01
> Extras                                                               
> [3/4]
> Extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
> 00:00
> extras                                                               
> [4/4]
> extras                    100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    
> 00:00
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 767 kB    
> 00:00
> core      : ################################################## 2207/2207
> Added 2207 new packages, deleted 0 old in 8.53 seconds
> primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================|  11 kB    
> 00:00
> http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/5/i386/repodata/primary.xml.gz: 
> [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
> Trying other mirror.
> Error: failure: repodata/primary.xml.gz from updates: [Errno 256] No 
> more mirrors to try.
>
> Regards
>
I also have had some problems with yum itself regarding mirrors. Is pup 
an option (Applications->System Tools->Software Updater)? Or Yumex, from 
livna. I've had better success with either of them.
-Dan