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1.  Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 at 09:40

   Marco Sbodio  
   

   I’m trying to add the repository

   http://software.opensuse.org/download/GNOME:/Community/openSUSE_10.2/

   using Yast Installation Sources, but I always get this error:

   [[
   Unable to create installation source
   from URL ‘http://software.opensuse.org/download/GNOME:/Community/openSUSE_10.2/’
   Details:
   Unknown source type for http://software.opensuse.org/download/GNOME:/Community/openSUSE_10.2/
   Try again?
   ]]

   I’ve tried with both FTP and HTTP protocol, but I get the same error message. My settings in the installation source dialog are as following:
   Server name: software.opensuse.org
   Directory on server: /download/GNOME:/Community/openSUSE_10.2/

   What am I doing wrong?

   Thank you in advance.
   marco

2.  Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 21:56

   mosqito  
   

   exec this one zen-installer %F (thats the new installer under suse.. that Zen thing )
   then go to Configure -> First Tab “Services” -> Add Service :
   Service Type : Auto
   Service URL : http://software.opensuse.org/download/GNOME:/Community/openSUSE_10.2/
   Service Name : name it.. i used Bla
   et voila .. click on Add.

   now search for pidgin an install it.

   hope it worked.

   mosqito

3.  Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 17:01

   Marco Sbodio  
   

   mmm … I’ve tried zen-installer, following your instructions, but it still does not work. Here is the message:

   [[
   Unable to add service: No suitable service types could be found
   ]]

   any idea?
   thanks
   marco

4.  Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 18:08

   Hylke  
   

   Try with YaST, zen-* has major problems and will be gone in 10.3.

5.  Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 10:21

   Marco Sbodio  
   

   My first attempt was with YaST and it did not work. See

6.  Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 at 08:26

   René  
   

   He’s not the only one with this problem. Using command line Yast I try to add the official French mirror.cict.fr (I put the IP address to be sure) installation directory opensuse/distribution/10.2/iso/cd/openSUSE-10.2-GM-i386-CD1.iso. Cannot be anything wrong with it, can it? Still get the same weird error message like Marco. Never got this problem with 10.0. Could it be a bug that nobody takes serious?

7.  Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 at 10:04

   Marco Sbodio  
   

   Hi René and all,

   I just wanted to let you know that I finally came up with a configuration that works. I can add installation sources from YaST. I’ve posted the details in this discussion thread

   I hope this helps.
   marco

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