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5.3.3 pkg manager: no SeaMonkey updates or other software

Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2012, 08:05
by boof
Seamonkey won't update, testing url's in package mgr: all report recursion disabled and cannot download anything.

Posted: Mon 01 Oct 2012, 09:34
by Semme
Boof- try this for PPM, this for Seamonkey..

cont.

Posted: Sun 07 Oct 2012, 06:20
by boof
cannot download flash from any urls with ppm. reports recursion disabled on test. Have download above.

Posted: Sun 07 Oct 2012, 19:54
by Semme
Use this..

Posted: Sun 07 Oct 2012, 22:01
by boof
thx, got it. PPM still not working tho'

Posted: Sun 07 Oct 2012, 23:24
by Semme
Sounds DNS related. Along with the hw involved, describe how you're connected to the internet..

Make sure you read and apply this as well.

Posted: Tue 09 Oct 2012, 23:16
by boof
Vodafone 3G internet via huawei K3520 modem and vf R101 dock. LAN connected to inspiron 600m laptop. no other connections.
firewall off. have installed a Ziggy*.pet. Are there 2 of them? Can't find update icon in ppm.

Posted: Wed 10 Oct 2012, 02:37
by 01micko
Wild guess here boof.

The download mechanism is hard coded to ipv4. It may be that your ISP is assigning an ipv6 address and therefore PPM is failing. Try the attached.

Posted: Sun 14 Oct 2012, 13:29
by Semme
No follow-up? What happened here?