YUM repository problems

[gbanks56]

Alright, i've googled, search, prodded, and no one seems to have my problem.

I'm running fedora12, i386 version

# yum update
Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
"ftp://chi-10g-1-mirror.fastsoft.net/pub/linux/fedora/linux/releases/12/Everything/i386/os/repodata/repomd.xml" [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 5 - ""
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: fedora. Please verify its path and try again.

i've changed fedora.repo and fedora-updates.repo. I've attempted to attach them, if not, i'll post them in a bit.

I've also added
80.239.156.215 mirrors.fedoraproject.org
213.129.242.84 mirrors.rpmfusion.org
to hosts

I've also configured yum.conf to go thru the proxy, with username and password

[scathefire]

If i'm not mistaken the error code it is giving you is a proxy error.

you can try doing 'yum clean all', not sure how much it will help


Does it work when you the actual Fedora repositories in the first baseurl, instead of the other repo you have listed? The FTP one doesn't look official, try using the download.fedoraproject.org instead of the fastsoft.net repository

[gbanks56]

I've done "yum clean all" and "yum clean metadata." it reported back that there was no metadata to delete. I've also remed out the basesurl, left the mirrorlist, and vice versa, and the ftp site is the third or forth site i've tried.

I'm starting to think the proxy is blocking me and i don't have any control over the proxy.

[gbanks56]

I've added
proxy=http: //<proper ip: port> (spaces aren't there)
proxy_username=username w/ %40 for the @ in the name
proxy_password=correct password
to the yum.conf file, and now i'm getting a 407 error and now i'm not sure which is better