When I added yum repositories to my /etc/yum.conf, I hang at this point; [root@localhost booda]# yum upgrade Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: ATrpms good for rhl 9 Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base Server: Fedora Project update RPMS for RHL 9 Server: Freshrpms packages for Red Hat Linux 9 and can get no farther. If I leave only the stock repositories yum works just fine,except no upgrades.