The current cooker update being attempted produced the following
messages about package requirements:

installing x11-server-xephyr-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-driver-video-intel-2.3.1-1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-server-xorg-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-server-xvia-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
xml-commons-resolver12-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
timidity-patch-freepats-20060219-9mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
xml-commons-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-font-alias-1.0.1-12mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
xinitrc-2.4.19-9mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
x11-server-common-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Installation failed:
    xml-commons = 0:1.3.04-0.0.1mdv2008.1 is needed by (installed)
xml-commons-jaxp-1.3-apis-1.3.04-0.0.1mdv2008.1.i586
    x11-server-common = 1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0 is needed by
(installed) x11-server-xvesa-1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0.i586
    x11-server-common = 1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0 is needed by
(installed) x11-server-xdmx-1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0.i586
    x11-server-common = 1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0 is needed by
(installed) x11-server-xvfb-1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0.i586
    x11-server-common = 1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0 is needed by
(installed) x11-server-xnest-1.4.0.90-16mdv2009.0.i586

Also I am getting connection to host failure messages, given that urpmi
is working from a mirror list, why has it not switched servers? The
messages produced are:

 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xvfb-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xdmx-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xephyr-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
...retrieving failed: curl: (28) connect() timed out!
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-driver-video-intel-2.3.1-1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xvia-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xorg-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/xml-commons-resolver12-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/xml-commons-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/timidity-patch-freepats-20060219-9mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-font-alias-1.0.1-12mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/gdm-2.20.6-1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/xml-commons-jaxp-1.3-apis-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xvesa-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/xinitrc-2.4.19-9mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-common-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/pub/Linux/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/x11-server-xnest-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
...retrieving failed: curl: (7) couldn't connect to host
...retrieving failed: curl failed: exited with 7

installing x11-server-xephyr-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-driver-video-intel-2.3.1-1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-server-xorg-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-server-xvia-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
xml-commons-resolver12-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
timidity-patch-freepats-20060219-9mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
xml-commons-1.3.04-0.0.2mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
x11-font-alias-1.0.1-12mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
xinitrc-2.4.19-9mdv2009.0.noarch.rpm
x11-server-common-1.4.0.90-18mdv2009.0.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms

regards,
Steve