Why doesn't my YUM work and 3 other questions

[Norberto Quintanar]

--- Ken Simpson <ken.simpson@unichurch.org.au> wrote:
> > Installed YDL 3.01 about a week ago with no hitches
> > (only OS on the system so 
> > no anaconda probs). However yum doesn't seem to be
> > working.
> > 
> > YUM update doesn't seem to do anything. It doenloads
> > the headers etc but then 
> > says there is nothing to update when i know there is
> > a kernel update to do at 
> > least. I have downladed the new kernel rpm's and
> > installed them by hand when 
> > yum update kernel didn't work either. Any ideas?

What does your yum.conf look like?  What yum ftp server are you
pointed to?

> > Second, is there any way to slow down the pause on
> > the key repeat? 

Someone already answered for you.

> > Finally, how do I turn off the booting into the
> > graphical screens. I want to 
> > log in and then type startkde to get everything
> > going.


At a terminal type 

pico /etc/inittab

look for

id:5:initdefault:

change the 5 to a 3 good luck

Norberto

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