Re: Persistent problems trying to update from leap 15.6 to 16.0

"Fortier, Josef" <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:59:33 -0500
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The link also works for me.
But, I've reattempted the opensuse-migration-tool (on a fresh snapshot)
after reading your response with exactly the same issue.

On the terminal screen that opensuse-migration-tool spawns I'm seeing
normal activity until

Retrieving: system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
...........................................................................=
...................................................<64%>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D[|
(90 B/s)]
With no progress.
This is exactly the behavior I've been seeing for the last 2 weeks.
In /var/logs/zypper.log I see
2026-07-31 13:45:46 <1> horkus(15045) [zypp::media++]
MediaCurl.cc(getFileCopyFromMirror):671 URL:
http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/=
oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
What's noticable about this, is that the qualifier is
http
and not https (as in the URL you posted).
So.. I'm trying to download the non-ssl URL
And... I see exactly the same behavior, the download starts, but stalls out
(oddly the file itself is very small)

Re-enforcing this, if I remote the SSL qualifier above and get a directory
listing
http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/=
oss/noarch/
I can see a lot of files, but I do *not* see in the directory listing
system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
This suggests, to me at least, that I need to force SSL
Are you seeing something different.

The error is very consistent. It has been stalling out on this file for
weeks.
I'm not sure what else I can report to clarify things further.


On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:25=E2=80=AFPM Andrei Borzenkov <[email protected]=
om>
wrote:

> 31.07.2026 21:04, Fortier, Josef wrote:
> > For the last 2 1/2 weeks I've been trying to update a headless VM to le=
ap
> > 16.0
> > It's never successfully worked.
> > To be fair, I successfully completed an update about 2 months ago, but
> > scratched it, as I did not realize that wickedd was not supported (and
> that
> > I should migrate before the pdate).
> >
> > I've been doing in-place/online updates since opensuse 42 (at least two
> > years before leap) with small but easily manageable issues.
> >
> > I've used the opensuse-migration-tool
> > I've done a zypper dup
> > I get very consistent failures downloading
> > system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
> >
> > This seems like it'd be a bad CDN mirror.
> > I've never had to deal with this before, and I'd assumed that all I'd
> have
> > to do is wait it out. But going on 3 weeks seems quite long.
> >
> > The mirror seems relavant, but I've never tried to tweak this before.
> > By default the CDN wants to serve from
> > ftp.ussg.iu.edu
> > and the file really does appear to be missing there.
>
> The
>
> https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/re=
po/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
> downloads for me.
>
> > I can see the file at
> >
> http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/=
noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm
> > But I cannot successfully download it.
> >
>
> "It does not work" is rather poor description.
>
> > Can anyone give me some understanding of what is going on, and
> (hopefully)
> > what I can do to resolve this?
> >
> >
>
> Use another mirror, ask admins of mirrors where you see the problems,
> talk to support of your ISP. It all depends on what exactly happens when
> you try to download.
>
>
> https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/syst=
em-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm.mirrorlist
> gives you the list of mirrors which SUSE believes have this file, try to
> manually download it and place in the cache
> (/var/cache/zypp/packages/<repository-name>/noarch).
>


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Josef Fortier
Systems Administrator
[email protected]
Phone: 612-330-1479
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nt-family:&quot;arial narrow&quot;,sans-serif"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;arial narrow&quot;,sans-=
serif">The link also works for me.<br>But, I&#39;ve reattempted the opensus=
e-migration-tool (on a fresh snapshot) after reading your response with exa=
ctly the same issue.<br><br>On the terminal screen that opensuse-migration-=
tool spawns I&#39;m seeing normal activity until<br><br>Retrieving: system-=
user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm ..................................=
...........................................................................=
.................&lt;64%&gt;=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D[| (90 B/s)]<br>With no progress.<br>This is exactly the =
behavior I&#39;ve been seeing for the last 2 weeks.<br>In /var/logs/zypper.=
log I see<br>2026-07-31 13:45:46 &lt;1&gt; horkus(15045) [zypp::media++] Me=
diaCurl.cc(getFileCopyFromMirror):671 URL: <a href=3D"http://ftp.ussg.iu.ed=
u/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-use=
r-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm">http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensus=
e/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513=
-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm</a><br>What&#39;s noticable about this, is that the =
qualifier is<br>http<br>and not https (as in the URL you posted).<br>So.. I=
&#39;m trying to download the non-ssl URL<br>And... I see exactly the same =
behavior, the download starts, but stalls out<br>(oddly the file itself is =
very small)<br><br>Re-enforcing this, if I remote the SSL qualifier above a=
nd get a directory listing<br><a href=3D"http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opens=
use/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/">http://ftp.ussg.iu.ed=
u/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/</a><br>I =
can see a lot of files, but I do *not* see in the directory listing<br>syst=
em-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm<br>This suggests, to me at leas=
t, that I need to force SSL<br>Are you seeing something different.<br><br>T=
he error is very consistent. It has been stalling out on this file for week=
s.<br>I&#39;m not sure what else I can report to clarify things further.<br=
><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:25=E2=80=AFPM An=
drei Borzenkov &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
om</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
">31.07.2026 21:04, Fortier, Josef wrote:<br>
&gt; For the last 2 1/2 weeks I&#39;ve been trying to update a headless VM =
to leap<br>
&gt; 16.0<br>
&gt; It&#39;s never successfully worked.<br>
&gt; To be fair, I successfully completed an update about 2 months ago, but=
<br>
&gt; scratched it, as I did not realize that wickedd was not supported (and=
 that<br>
&gt; I should migrate before the pdate).<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;ve been doing in-place/online updates since opensuse 42 (at leas=
t two<br>
&gt; years before leap) with small but easily manageable issues.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I&#39;ve used the opensuse-migration-tool<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve done a zypper dup<br>
&gt; I get very consistent failures downloading<br>
&gt; system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; This seems like it&#39;d be a bad CDN mirror.<br>
&gt; I&#39;ve never had to deal with this before, and I&#39;d assumed that =
all I&#39;d have<br>
&gt; to do is wait it out. But going on 3 weeks seems quite long.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The mirror seems relavant, but I&#39;ve never tried to tweak this befo=
re.<br>
&gt; By default the CDN wants to serve from<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">ftp.ussg.iu.edu</a><br>
&gt; and the file really does appear to be missing there.<br>
<br>
The <br>
<a href=3D"https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/lea=
p/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/opensuse/op=
ensuse/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160=
000.2.2.noarch.rpm</a> <br>
downloads for me.<br>
<br>
&gt; I can see the file at<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/distribution/leap/=
16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/opensuse/=
distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2=
.noarch.rpm</a><br>
&gt; But I cannot successfully download it.<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
&quot;It does not work&quot; is rather poor description.<br>
<br>
&gt; Can anyone give me some understanding of what is going on, and (hopefu=
lly)<br>
&gt; what I can do to resolve this?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
Use another mirror, ask admins of mirrors where you see the problems, <br>
talk to support of your ISP. It all depends on what exactly happens when <b=
r>
you try to download.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/16.0/repo/oss/no=
arch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm.mirrorlist" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/=
16.0/repo/oss/noarch/system-user-root-20190513-160000.2.2.noarch.rpm.mirror=
list</a> <br>
gives you the list of mirrors which SUSE believes have this file, try to <b=
r>
manually download it and place in the cache <br>
(/var/cache/zypp/packages/&lt;repository-name&gt;/noarch).<br>
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__________________________<br><div><div>Josef Fortier</div><div>Systems Adm=
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nk">[email protected]</a></div><div>Phone: 612-330-1479</div><div>______=
____________________________________________________________________</div><=
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