OK, so I can't use a metalink, but can use http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/$release/$bas... which is what I was trying to do anyway. I did have an error popup a couple of times during installiton and had to select retry due to a complaint about a corrupted RPM -- so I guess one of the Fedora mirrors is messed up (the Anaconda log on tty3 shows HTTP 403 errors from mirror.cc.vt.edu). It would be nice if Anaconda would automatically retry a couple of times so I can get a totally hands-off install.... I think because Anaconda only thinks it's got the one mirror (1/1). Maybe I can just make two or three repos that are identical copies so Anaconda will think it has more repos to try.... /a On 03/07/2011 01:56 AM, Christian Horn wrote: > On Sun, Mar 06, 2011 at 05:09:19PM -0500, Alan Crosswell wrote: >> Does cobbler support metalink URLs for repos like those found in >> /etc/yum.repos.d? Something like (with the variables expanded for the >> specific release and arch): >> >> https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora-14&arch=i386 >> >> Last time I tried this, I found I had to provide a specific mirror. > True, doesnt work. > Apparently to check availability of the mirror 'cobbler reposync' tries > to fetch 'repodata/repomd.xml'. For a url you have in mind like > > https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-6&arch=$basearch > > the possible values of $basearch you want to use would have to be guessed > by reposync.. maybe the check could be disabled. When repos are not to > be mirrored locally fetching 'repodata/repomd.xml' serves no further > purpose than 'quick check' as i see it. Might be deeper magic there thou. > > > Christian >