Re: [Gumstix-users] Http connected and midori working but opkg cannot find packages

[Lou M. <lmo...@gm...>]

I just realized that opkg update is not working either.  I am getting the
same error messages as the other user posting problems with opkg... I am
also running angstrom v2.39 with overo air.

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Lou Morda <lmo...@gm...> wrote:

> I'm having an internet connection problem with opkg.  Every package
> install gives me "Unknown package" error.  I have an overo air connected
> via a stagecoach.  I'm running angstrom 2.39 and I updated opkg with opkg
> update.  I'm connected to the internet and I can browse the web in midori.
>
> I have an overo and a fedora machine connected to a wireless bridge both
> with ethernet cables.  I am not using the overo wlan0.  The wireless bridge
> is connected to my company's wireless router.  My company uses an encrypted
> connection to the internet.  The overo eth0 and fedora eth0 interfaces are
> assigned IP addresses from the wireless router's DHCP.  On the fedora
> machine I opened firefox and the wireless router asked me for the server's
> authentication password.  I logged in and started browsing the web my
> fedora machine.  I also checked that yum is working correctly.  So the
> network connection is verified working correctly.
>
> Then I connect to the overo using mini USB with my fedora machine.  I
> login, verify overo ifconfig eth0 has an ip address, and ping
> www.google.com.  Everything is working correctly.  I start an X11 session
> in overo, and VPN into overo from my fedora machine.  The destkop
> environment starts up correctly.  At this point I open midori, and again
> the wireless router asks me for the server's authentication password (this
> time for the overo).  I log in and I'm able to browse the web in midori.
> I'm also now able to ftp into my personal ftp server.
>
> So, at this point I think I should be able to install with opkg.  Is that
> correct?  But I'm unable to use opkg.  Every package I try to install comes
> up as Unknown package ' '.  Any help would be much appreciated
>
> -Louis Morda
>  SAIC Computer Scientist
>  lmo...@gm...
>
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