Bug 688585

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I installed opensuse 11.4 about and did a fresh install. The installation appeared to go through OK without any problems. I ran the online updates during the installation process which again was successful. I have subsequently had problems trying to install software such as acroread, vlc or the restricted formats either through, Yast software manager, one click install or manually using zypper. Software manager always hangs in the same place on downloading either, acroread, vlc-Nox, or in the case of one click install of the restricted formats on Ladspa. It's always the same files and the same percentage way through, eg acroread at 99%. 

I've also the same problems with updates, either using yast online update, KPackageKit or booting into failsafe and trying to update or download from there.

Other packages can be downloaded through the software manager without any problem such as audacity, chkrootkit, aide.

I have tried changing the mirrors but still get the same problems with the same files at the same stage of downloading.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1 Enter software manager for online update or install
2.Select package to install eg acroread
3.Accept choice
4.Download stops with error message - Cannot access installation media etc (see below)
5 Option to retry but keeps hanging at same point ad infinitum
Actual Results:  
This is the error I got for the update

Cannot access installation media http://downloadopen suse .org/update/11.4/updates for openSUSE 11.4 11.4-0 (Medium1)
Check whether the server is accessible

Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i586/sane-backends-1.0.22-1.3.3_1.5.1.i586.delta.rpm'.

I get the same error messages when trying to install acroread, vlc, or the restricted formats but it obviously points to the appropriate repo. I've even tried changing mirrors but still get the same problem with exactly the same files at the same point.


Expected Results:  
Updates or software package should have downloaded and installed..

The update finally worked after someone on the forum suggested a level 3 boot, typing su - and then zypper up.

This has been logged in the user forums and several other people have reported very similar problems.

I'm a private network user and not using proxy or in a campus or corporate network. I've been with the same ISP for several years and not had problems downloading files of any size. I can download OK on older versions of openSuse eg 11.3, Ubuntu, Linux Mint or Windows XP with no problems at all. This problem only happens with 11.4, and started as soon as it was installed.

Further details can be seen on forum at http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=458014

Also on factory mailing list http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-f.../msg00150.html