Does yum's downloader just blow?
[root@OpenVZ ~]# vzyum 101 install php httpd.i386 mysql.i386
exec /usr/share/vzyum/bin/yum -c /vz/template/centos/4/i386/config/yum.conf --installroot /vz/root/101 --vps=101 install php httpd.i386 mysql.i386
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
centos4-vz-addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
centos4-base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
centos4-updates-released 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package mysql.i386 0:4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1 set to be updated
---> Package php.i386 0:4.3.9-3.9 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libpspell.so.15 for package: php
--> Processing Dependency: php-pear for package: php
--> Processing Dependency: libaspell.so.15 for package: php
--> Processing Dependency: perl(DBI) for package: mysql
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package perl-DBI.i386 0:1.40-8 set to be updated
---> Package php-pear.i386 0:4.3.9-3.9 set to be updated
---> Package aspell.i386 12:0.50.5-3.fc3 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: aspell-en for package: aspell
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package aspell-en.i386 50:0.51-11 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
mysql i386 4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1 centos4-base 2.8 M
php i386 4.3.9-3.9 centos4-updates-released 1.3 M
Installing for dependencies:
aspell i386 12:0.50.5-3.fc3 centos4-base 314 k
aspell-en i386 50:0.51-11 centos4-base 1.9 M
perl-DBI i386 1.40-8 centos4-base 466 k
php-pear i386 4.3.9-3.9 centos4-updates-released 265 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 6 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 7.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): php-4.3.9-3.9.i386 100% |=========================| 224 kB 01:32
http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/updates/i386/RPMS/php-4.3.9-3.9.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
(2/5): mysql-4.1.12-3.RHE 100% |=========================| 728 kB 03:47
http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/mysql-4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
(3/5): aspell-0.50.5-3.fc 100% |=========================| 24 kB 00:13
http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/aspell-0.50.5-3.fc3.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
(4/5): perl-DBI-1.40-8.i3 100% |=========================| 48 kB 00:21
http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/perl-DBI-1.40-8.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
(5/5): aspell-en-0.51-11. 100% |=========================| 160 kB 01:11
http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/aspell-en-0.51-11.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
Error Downloading Packages:
mysql - 4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1.i386: failure: CentOS/RPMS/mysql-4.1.12-3.RHEL4.1.i386.rpm from centos4-base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
aspell - 12:0.50.5-3.fc3.i386: failure: CentOS/RPMS/aspell-0.50.5-3.fc3.i386.rpm from centos4-base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
php - 4.3.9-3.9.i386: failure: RPMS/php-4.3.9-3.9.i386.rpm from centos4-updates-released: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
perl-DBI - 1.40-8.i386: failure: CentOS/RPMS/perl-DBI-1.40-8.i386.rpm from centos4-base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
aspell-en - 50:0.51-11.i386: failure: CentOS/RPMS/aspell-en-0.51-11.i386.rpm from centos4-base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
[root@OpenVZ ~]# wget http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/aspell-0.50.5-3.fc3.i386.rpm
--12:09:23-- http://beta.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/CentOS/RPMS/aspell-0.50.5-3.fc3.i386.rpm
=> `aspell-0.50.5-3.fc3.i386.rpm'
Resolving beta.centos.org... 66.147.238.146, 206.51.236.66, 64.8.96.20, ...
Connecting to beta.centos.org|66.147.238.146|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 321,640 (314K) [application/x-rpm]
100%[==========================================================================================================================>] 321,640 3.24K/s ETA 00:00
12:11:25 (2.59 KB/s) - `aspell-0.50.5-3.fc3.i386.rpm' saved [321640/321640]