Following Beginners guide but stuck.

jt512 · 2010-07-12 18:23:22

tictac232434 wrote:

I did as you said my mirrorlist looks like this.

# United States
Server = http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#default server
#default server
#default server
#default server

This is the output after I type

pacman -Syy

error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.xmission.com : File unavaible (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to synchronize any databases

It says that for each of the servers.

It looks like pacman is trying to use the mirrors.xmisssion.com repository instead of the ones you have uncommented. You may either have mirrors.xmission.com uncommented, in which case, comment it out; or pacman isn't using your mirrorlist file. Check the pacman.conf file and make sure that you have configured pacman to use your mirrorlist file.

Jay

karol · 2010-07-12 18:28:40

Do you have

[options]
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
SyncFirst   = pacman
Architecture = auto

in your pacman.conf? If not, add them.

tictac232434 · 2010-07-12 18:53:24

Thank you everyone so much for your time and help. It finally started working. cheers!

Ramses de Norre · 2010-07-12 18:57:39

Oops, didn't see the second page

Last edited by Ramses de Norre (2010-07-12 18:59:01)

karol · 2010-07-12 18:59:06

> Thank you everyone so much for your time and help. It finally started working. smile cheers!
How did you fix it?
Another fellow has a similar problem http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 88#p790488 so it would be helpful to know what was wrong w/ your setup - maybe some mirrors experienced a hiccup of sorts.

tictac232434 · 2010-07-12 19:12:01

I wiped and installed it again. In the setup on the disc I selected a mirror for the downloads. Then when it asks to setup a root password and has other options to edit pacman I used all the default servers instead of a different list.

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#26 2010-07-12 18:23:22

Re: Following Beginners guide but stuck.

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