The comps file version is 0.1. I have tried to download the comps file from serveral ftp sites and still get the same error. It is finding the file, but it refuses to acknowledge that it is version 0.1 Here is the first couple of lines from base/comps: 0.1 1 Base perl rhs-hwdiag
Try using the lastest version of the boot and supp disk from updates.redhat.com and see if this helps.