UPDATED *** 5/30/2005 - Please Read This Regarding Backports ***

[ubuntu-geek]

Hello Everyone,

We ask that you update your sources.list and take out backports.ubuntuforums as your main repo and use one of the mirrors.

We are currently looking for another server that will better suit the needs of the main backports repo but until then everyone NEEDS TO USE A MIRROR otherwise we will run out of bandwidth to keep the mirrors synced.

5/30/2005 - UPDATES

Thanks for the kind donations of many of our users we were able to get a server with more bandwidth. This server will act as the main hub for mirrors and will not provide a direct repo for end users.

Why? We need to maintain a fair amount of available bandwidth on this server so the mirrors can update fast, if we opened the main server for public use the 10mbit connection would be maxed out within a few hours.

Users can choose from one of the follow mirrors.. Thanks again for supporting the backports project. If we can get enough donations to get a 2nd server we will and open that to the repo for public use. As of today we need $300 more in order to get that second server.

Mirrors are as follows:

1. ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ - Spain
2. http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
3. http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ - Dallas, Texas, USA

[jdong]

To make it more clear, accessing backports.ubuntuforums.org will result in a FORBIDDEN error.

[bored2k]

To make it more clear, accessing backports.ubuntuforums.org will result in a FORBIDDEN error.
I got package does not exist trying out mirrormax mirror. :?

[jdong]

Strange, that's the mirror I use.


deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras-staging main universe multiverse restricted

[bored2k]

Strange, that's the mirror I use.


deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras-staging main universe multiverse restricted

Looks like I made a mistake in sources.list because it now works :D

[ShaneAu]

I'm getting connection refused when trying to connect to http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/.

Apache down? ](*,)

[Markrian]

I'm getting connection refused when trying to connect to http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/.

Apache down? ](*,)

Ahem:To make it more clear, accessing backports.ubuntuforums.org will result in a FORBIDDEN error.

[ShaneAu]

Ahem:
But I thought only the access would be forbidden to the archive via http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/, not the whole Ubuntu Backports site.

[ubuntu-geek]

Thanks for everyones kind donations we were able to purchase 6 months on a 10mbit unmetered server for the backports project.

Apache was taken down so the svn repo could be synced faster to the new server. The new server will NOT serve as a repo but as main rsync hub for the mirrors.

More details to follow as we get things moved..

[ShaneAu]

Thanks for everyones kind donations we were able to purchase 6 months on a 10mbit unmetered server for the backports project.

Apache was taken down so the svn repo could be synced faster to the new server. The new server will NOT serve as a repo but as main rsync hub for the mirrors.

More details to follow as we get things moved..

Sounds good! Was terribly slow syncing at a shared 3 Mbps before, haha.

So far my mirror (mirrormax) has only used 3.43 Gig. So it seems that barley anyone is using it yet.

What will happen with all the people using the main server now? They'll just get forbidden until they change to a mirror?

Or is that to be coverd in the "More details to follow as we get things moved.." part of your post. ;).

[jiyuu0]

Sounds good! Was terribly slow syncing at a shared 3 Mbps before, haha.

So far my mirror (mirrormax) has only used 3.43 Gig. So it seems that barley anyone is using it yet.

What will happen with all the people using the main server now? They'll just get forbidden until they change to a mirror?

Or is that to be coverd in the "More details to follow as we get things moved.." part of your post. ;).

>So it seems that barley anyone is using it yet.
u ask for it... ;P

i've updated ubuntuguide.org sources.list to point to mirrormax

so expect lot's of bandwidth sucking soon :)

[ShaneAu]

>So it seems that barley anyone is using it yet.
u ask for it... ;P

i've updated ubuntuguide.org sources.list to point to mirrormax

so expect lot's of bandwidth sucking soon :)
Excellent.... Bring it on! :p.

[AlexandreP]

I guess something utile would be to tell us were the servers are located, since we could pick up the one which is closest to our location :)

[ShaneAu]

I guess something utile would be to tell us were the servers are located, since we could pick up the one which is closest to our location :)
1. ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ - Spain
2. http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
3. http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ - Dallas, Texas, USA

[AlexandreP]

Thanks :)

[tcamargo]

What about DNS round-robin?

[oddabe19]

What about DNS round-robin?
i'm using mirror max, i still get the 403 error.

deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted

[jarrett.wold]

i'm using mirror max, i still get the 403 error.

I'm also getting a 403 off of mirrormax. Apache config problems over there?

[AndyAWS]

I'm also getting a 403 off of mirrormax. Apache config problems over there?


Same here...

[tzutolin]

Same here...
me too. it seems there is something going wrong with mirrormax !?

[thechitowncubs]

me too. it seems there is something going wrong with mirrormax !?
ditto

[rabidninjawombat]

Yep. Me too. getting 403 error, double checked sources.list everything appears to be right.

[ShaneAu]

Yep. Me too. getting 403 error, double checked sources.list everything appears to be right.
Erm... *Checks it out*.

Edit: Haha, it mirrored the archives .htaccess :(. Which on the main server is to deny access so people use the mirrors, which was mirrored, so my mirror seems to have been denying access also, I'll disable mirroring of .htaccess files.

Sorry about that. :)

- Shane.
(MirrorMAX)

[tzutolin]

Erm... *Checks it out*.

Edit: Haha, it mirrored the archives .htaccess :(. Which on the main server is to deny access so people use the mirrors, which was mirrored, so my mirror seems to have been denying access also, I'll disable mirroring of .htaccess files.

Sorry about that. :)

- Shane.
(MirrorMAX)

It works now!! Thanks, Shane :)

[jdong]

LOL, that's just hilarious :) :) :)

We'll have to find a "better" way of blocking access!

[ShaneAu]

LOL, that's just hilarious :) :) :)

We'll have to find a "better" way of blocking access!
chmod -r foo/ -R ? :D.

[jdong]

we're using username/password protection on /ubp/dists via httpd.conf now. We should be htaccess-free now.

[kwennemar]

Your suggestions to change my sources.list file worked great. It also gave me a reason to do some house cleaning there too. :grin:

[xbaez]

this is my /etc/apt/sources.list

Failed 0 B http://blabla.com hoary-extras Release.gpg

# deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras-staging main universe multiverse restricted
deb ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
deb ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted
deb ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted
deb ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ hoary-extras-staging main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ hoary-backports-staging main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted
# deb http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ hoary-extras-staging main universe multiverse restricted

However, when I search for Gaim, it works (actually I'm downloading the latest Gaim version from ftp://ftp.caliu.info.

So it seems there is a problem with the packages descriptions in ALL the backports repositories

[adamcs]

The great work Ubuntu has done as well as the contributions of everyone else that made it so successful really helped me make that donation. I've been on many platforms and never have I seen is works so well, easily, and successfully. :D

Keep up the great work, look for more contributions from me in the future....

[madjimisimi]

I am having problems with all the backports repos. I've tried all three mirrors, and have similar problems with all three. Here are the messages I get at the end of apt-get update:
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/dists/hoary-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. '
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/dists/hoary-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. '
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/dists/hoary-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. '
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/dists/hoary-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. '
Reading package lists... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp2.caliu.info hoary-backports/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp2.caliu.info_backports_dists_hoary-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[Leif]

madjimisimi, the unofficial hoary repos have been shut down. use

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

instead

[madjimisimi]

madjimisimi, the unofficial hoary repos have been shut down. use

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

instead


Thanks a bunch!

[tomski]

1. ftp://ftp2.caliu.info/backports/ - Spain
2. http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/ubuntu-backports/ - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
3. http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ - Dallas, Texas, USA


so what repo's do i use over here in england or do we not exist

i have been haveing major problems trying to get transcode and a few other apps but because i am using hoary i now cant get them due to repo's being changed (why???)
im seriusly confused as i use transcode a lot and ditched a kanotix install for this and since then have not been able to get the apps i need.
i have been told to use the above repo's but they have never worked is this because they are for breezy or just that i live in uk ?????

i have also tried :
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

but yet again it does not contain transcode and the other apps i need
so i have been trying to compile from src and have hit multiple brickwalls and im on the edge of giving all this up.....

help help help

i dont want to go back to kanotix as i really like ubuntu but if i have to i will

:confused:

[dcstar]

so what repo's do i use over here in england or do we not exist
.......
i have also tried :
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted
.......
help help help

i dont want to go back to kanotix as i really like ubuntu but if i have to i will

:confused:

The Mirror backports are for "Hoary-extras" packages, you get the main backports from:

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-backports main universe multiverse restricted

and, for your location, also put in:

http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe multiverse restricted

Hopefully that will give you full access to all the Hoary backports.