>>>>> "sv" == seth vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: sv> see if it lets you do i586 normally and see if you notice anything sv> else odd once you do that. Works fine for me. Before edit: > yum install j2re Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Base Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Local Extras Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers Cannot find a package matching j2re No actions to take After edit (with no changes to the repository): > yum install j2re Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Base Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Local Extras Server: Fedora Core 2 - x86_64 - Released Updates Finding updated packages Downloading needed headers mozilla-j2re-0-1.4.2-8.1. 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 j2re-0-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag. 100% |=========================| 22 kB 00:00 Resolving dependencies Dependencies resolved I will do the following: [install: j2re 1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag.i586] Is this ok [y/N]: Note how it found and downloaded headers for i586 pachages that it had completely ignored before. So far I haven't seen any unpleasant side effects. Is there anything specific I should try? "yum update" doesn't offer to update anything out of the ordinary. - J<