[RFC] Dell hardware-specific repositories -- testers and feedback needed

[Berthold Cogel]

Michael_E_Brown at dell.com schrieb:
> All,
>     I have put up a set of yum repositories at http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware. Instructions are on the main page for how to set them up. Below is a quick question-and-answer format description of what this is.
> 

Hello!

Following the instructions I got this:

[root at cipsrv root]# wget -q -O -
http://linux.dell.com/repo/software/bootstrap.sh | bash
Downloading GPG key: http://linux.dell.com//repo/software/RPM-GPG-KEY-dell
    Importing key into RPM.
Downloading GPG key:
http://linux.dell.com//repo/software/RPM-GPG-KEY-libsmbios
    Importing key into RPM.
Installing dell-repository-18-0.el3.noarch.rpm
Done!
[root at cipsrv root]# up2date -i dellhw-repository
http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/mirrors.pl?dellname=pe2950&osname=el3.i386
using mirror: http://linux.dell.com//repo/hardware/pe2950/el3.i386

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: rhel-i386-as-3...

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: dell-hardware-pe2950...

Fetching rpm headers...

Name                                    Version        Rel
----------------------------------------------------------


The following packages you requested were not found:
dellhw-repository


and:


[root at cipsrv root]# up2date-nox --show-available
--channel=dell-hardware-pe2950 An error has occurred:
This system may not be updated until it is associated with a channel.
See /var/log/up2date for more information


Regards,
Berthold Cogel