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[seth vidal]

> Ok.. The problem I described above happened again today. Unfortunately
> I didn't use 'strace' but only '-d8' .
> 
> [root at n-gage old]# rpm -q yum
> yum-2.0.7-0.20040416
> 
> % yum -d8 check-update
> < worked fine>
> 
> % yum -y -d8 upgrade
> <snip>
> Dependencies resolved
> I will do the following:
> [install: kernel 2.6.5-1.327.i686]
> [update: binutils 2.15.90.0.3-2.i386]
> [update: syslinux 2.08-3.i386]
> Downloading Packages
> Download start for kernel.i686
> localhdrpath= /var/cache/yum/1fast/headers/kernel-0-2.6.5-1.327.i686.hdr for kernel i686
> Getting kernel-2.6.5-1.327.i686.rpm
> failover: baseURL = ftp://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i386
> failover: path = /Fedora/RPMS/kernel-2.6.5-1.327.i686.rpm
> kernel-2.6.5-1.327.i686.r 100% |=========================|  14 MB    02:13     
> 
> <freeze - hence Ctrl-C>
> 
> Download start for binutils.i386
> localhdrpath= /var/cache/yum/1fast/headers/binutils-0-2.15.90.0.3-2.i386.hdr for binutils i386
> Getting binutils-2.15.90.0.3-2.i386.rpm
> failover: baseURL = ftp://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i386
> failover: path = /Fedora/RPMS/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-2.i386.rpm
> binutils-2.15.90.0.3-2.i3 100% |=========================| 2.8 MB    00:28     
> Download start for syslinux.i386
> localhdrpath= /var/cache/yum/1fast/headers/syslinux-0-2.08-3.i386.hdr for syslinux i386
> Getting syslinux-2.08-3.i386.rpm
> failover: baseURL = ftp://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/i386
> failover: path = /Fedora/RPMS/syslinux-2.08-3.i386.rpm
> syslinux-2.08-3.i386.rpm  100% |=========================| 102 kB    00:03     
> Creating Transaction Set
> Installing: kernel.i686
> localhdrpath= /var/cache/yum/1fast/headers/kernel-0-2.6.5-1.327.i686.hdr for kernel i686
> Updating: binutils, i386
> localhdrpath= /var/cache/yum/1fast/headers/binutils-0-2.15.90.0.3-2.i386.hdr for binutils i386
> Not an install only pkg, adding to ts
> 
> [The above download completes - but no pakckages are installed -
> reinvoking yum installs the new packages]
> 

What is retries set to in your yum.conf file?

-sv