On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 22:27, Ralph Shumaker wrote: > I'm on Red Hat 9 running yum-2.0.3-0.fdr.1.rh90 over a dialup. > > I monitor the download progress by "ls -l > /var/cache/yum/redhat-updates/packages/filename*.rpm". (A download > indicator would be nice, expecially if it includes the target size. I > currently have to surf the net during the download to find the size it's > going to end up being. In addition to the progress indicator for the > rpm currently being downloaded, it would be nice if yum also reports how > many rpms are awaiting download after the current one finishes. Of > course, the download indicator would be totally not necessary for any > download time projected to be 30 seconds or less. But this is only an > enhancement request. The glitch I'm experiencing is just below.) long parenthetical expression there. yum 2.0.4 has a progress indicator. Upgrade. > Occasionally, someone needs to use the phone. Connection breaks for 5 > minutes or so. Connection re-established, but "ls -l > /var/.../filename*.rpm" reports no further growth. (I waited somewhere > around 5 minutes for it to resume. > > I have no way of nudging yum to continue. I have no way to stop yum > except to find its pid and kill -9 it. > > Then, restarting, yum does not resume the download, but discards it and > begins anew. restarting from failed downloads is not something that I have planned any time soon. > I'm not subscribed to any yum list. Need I be to see responses to this > email? yes. -sv
