more FC6 installation blues

[Janina Sajka]

Albert E. Sten-Clanton writes:
> > Interesting, because that's not a directory, it's a file.
> 
> What is the directory, or how would I get it?  I find nothing on the home
> page to tell me.  Thanks!

We don't provide one. We only provide downloadable images.

Janina

> 
> Al
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: more FC6 installation blues
> 
> 
> > Albert E. Sten-Clanton writes:
> > > Last night and this afternoon, I tried to install FC6 via the Internet.
> I
> > > used the rescue CD for booting.  I used www.speakupmodified.org for the
> site
> > > and cdroms.html for the directory.
> >
> > Interesting, because that's not a directory, it's a file.
> >
> > > I went through the partitioning process,
> > > choosing the boot loader, selecting dhcp, and setting the root password.
> > > Then, I got this message:
> > >
> > > Error
> > >
> > > Unable to read package metadata.  This may be due to a missing repodata
> > > directory.  Please ensure that your install treee has been correctly
> > > generated.  Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository:
> > > anaconda-base-200612160229.i386
> > >
> > > Abort
> > >
> > > I have also tried installing from a partition on the hard drive.  With
> the
> > > CD iso images, I got the missing package problem I got with the CD's I
> used
> > > last week.  (I forget which package, but I doubt it matters.) I've tried
> > > using the DVD iso image, as well as the dd command output from it; in
> both
> > > instances, I was told that the CD images could not be found.  (I guess
> the
> > > rescue CD wants a only CD images, at least on a hard drive.)
> > >
> > > I have looked at both the FC6 installation guide and the FC3 on for us
> > > Speakup folks.  I saw nothing in either place indicating anything wrong
> I
> > > may have done.  I do not yet have a usb drive or flash device.  Anyway,
> as
> > > always, I'll appreciate any help.  If somebody knows there's no help to
> be
> > > had (knows, not merely supposes), I'll appreciate knowing that, though
> of
> > > course I won't like it.  Thanks!
> > >
> > > Al
> > >
> > >
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.595.7777
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://CapitalAccessibility.Com

Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.

Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org