yum not updating fc3t1 to fc3t2

I've been using yum for ages, but failed to get yum 2.1.3 to update fc3t1 to fc3t2 because ... $yum update Setting up Update Process Setting up Repo: base repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files base : ################################################## 2665/2665 Excluding Packages Excluding Incompatible Archs Finished Excluding Packages from Fedora Core 2.90 - i386 - Base Resolving Dependencies a2ps-4.13b-40.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 1.1 MB 00:02 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 139, in ? main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 94, in main (result, resultmsgs) = base.buildTransaction() File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 131, in buildTransaction (rescode, restring) = self.resolveDeps() File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 151, in resolveDeps self.populateTs(test=1) File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 115, in populateTs hdr = po.getHeader() File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 272, in getHeader hdr = hlist[0] IndexError: list index out of range My hopes that 2.1.4 would fix it have been dashed ... $ yum update Setting up Update Process Setting up Repo: base repomd.xml 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00 Reading repository metadata in from local files base : ################################################## 2665/2665 Resolving Dependencies a2ps-4.13b-40.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 1.1 MB 00:01 Fedora/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-40.i386.rpm: [Errno -1] Header is not complete. Error: failure: Fedora/RPMS/a2ps-4.13b-40.i386.rpm from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try. Any ideas? I completely deleted the /var/cache/yum directory first to see if that helped. The Information contained in this E-Mail and any subsequent correspondence is private and is intended solely for the intended recipient(s). For those other than the recipient any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on such information is prohibited and may be unlawful. Emails and other electronic communication with QinetiQ may be monitored. Calls to QinetiQ may be recorded for quality control, regulatory and monitoring purposes.