Thanks to Chaapai and everyone who posted such helpful info in this thread. I plan to use ZM with a network camera so I guess I don't need the video drivers etc.
I am running SME 7.0b4. I followed the instructions to add the yum info but the install just hangs during download as far as I can tell.
What am I doing wrong?
[root@cartman ~]# echo "contribchaapai=repository|BaseURL|ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net/yum-smeserver/7.0beta/smechaapai/\$basearch|EnableGroups|0|GPGCheck|0|Name|SME Server - Chaapai contribs|status|enabled">>/home/e-smith/db/yum_repositories
[root@cartman ~]# /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/yum.conf
[root@cartman ~]# yum install zm
Setting up Install Process
Setting up Repos
smeaddons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
contrib 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
updates 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
contribchaapai 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
smeos 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
smeupdates 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
base : ################################################## 1406/1406
updates : ################################################## 178/178
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 10 kB 00:00
MD Read : ################################################## 34/34
contribcha: ################################################## 34/34
smeos : ################################################## 433/433
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for zm to pack into transaction set.
zm-1.21.3-01.sme7.i386.rp 100% |=========================| 25 kB 00:00
(my terminal session hangs at this point)
if I abort it gets a little further then hangs up again
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package zm.i386 0:1.21.3-01.sme7 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libmp3lame.so.0 for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: perl-Device-SerialPort for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: zm-lat_ibay = 1.21.3 for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: perl-Archive-Tar for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: libavformat.so for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: lame for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: perl-Archive-Zip for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Device::SerialPort) for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: ffmpeg for package: zm
--> Processing Dependency: libavcodec.so for package: zm
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for ffmpeg to pack into transaction set.
ffmpeg-0.4.8-01.el4.i386. 100% |=========================| 8.0 kB 00:00
then I get an error which looks like the ftp is down
[root@cartman ~]# yum install zm
Setting up Install Process
Setting up Repos
smeaddons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
contrib 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
updates 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net/yum-smeserver/7.0beta/smechaapai/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: [Errno ftp error]
Trying other mirror.
Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: contribchaapai
failure: repodata/repomd.xml from contribchaapai: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
I can ftp to
ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net but it doesn't allow anonymous login.
root@cartman ~]# wget
ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net/yum-smeserver/7.0beta/smechaapai/i386/repodata/repomd.xml--22:51:01--
ftp://ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net/yum-smeserver/7.0beta/smechaapai/i386/repodata/repomd.xml => repomd.xml'
Resolving ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net... 212.195.38.21
Connecting to ftp.chaapai.homelinux.net[212.195.38.21]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ...
Login incorrect.