using pacman

zjames · 2010-08-04 20:08:54

i recently installed arch, and have managed to install wireless tools and connect to my wireless. now, when i try using pacman to install new packages, i get the following error mesage:
error failed retrieving file "core.db.tar.gz" from "..." : Transient resolver failure
the ... contains a URL, and this message is repeated several times with different URLs. can any1 help?

Romanrp · 2010-08-04 20:14:09

Hello and welcome to arch.
Have you tried reading the wiki?
Have you done anything to your pacman.conf and /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist?

karol · 2010-08-04 20:18:10

Try one of those mirrors https://www.archlinux.de/?page=MirrorStatus

zjames · 2010-08-04 20:18:11

yes, i was following the arch wiki
i have edited /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and removed # from the gb servers. wen i went back, all the gb servers were gone so i have now removed the # from the german servers

wonder · 2010-08-04 20:19:01

your /etc/resolv.conf is set up correctly ?

zjames · 2010-08-04 20:20:40

i dont no, i havnt looked at it. im new to linux, whats it meant to look like?

Romanrp · 2010-08-04 20:22:36

like this
/etc/resolv.conf

# Generated by dhcpcd from wlan0
# /etc/resolv.conf.head can replace this line
domain lan
nameserver xxx.xxx.x.xxx
# /etc/resolv.conf.tail can replace this line

the Xs represent what looks like to be something similar to my ip address

Last edited by Romanrp (2010-08-04 20:40:38)

zjames · 2010-08-04 20:43:21

i dont hav the
# Generated by dhcpcd from wlan0
or
domain lan
nameserver xxx.xxx.x.xxx

Romanrp · 2010-08-04 20:45:37

have you tried connecting to your wifi?
and after u done that have u done
dhcpcd wlan0?

zjames · 2010-08-04 20:48:49

yes, that was after connecting to wifi and doing dhcpcd wlan0
after dhcpcd wlan0, it said timed out, is that a problem?

Romanrp · 2010-08-04 20:54:55

yes
that is a problem
make sure you typed your password correctly

zjames · 2010-08-04 20:56:13

my password was typed correctly, and i get the same message every time i use the dhcpcd wlan0 command. what should i do about it?

denisfalqueto · 2010-08-04 21:06:51

I suggest using wicd. It has even a command line interface, so you don't need X Window if you don't want. There you can manage your connection very easily and it gives good error messages, so you can fix them.

zjames · 2010-08-04 21:25:17

my pacman isnt working so i cant install that
i typed:
iwconfig
ifconfig wlan0 up
iwlist wlan0 scan
iwconfig wlan0 essid "linksys" key **********
dhcpcd wlan0
it then said timed out

Romanrp · 2010-08-04 21:27:37

dhcpcd wlan0
it then said timed out

means you probably mistyped your password

zjames · 2010-08-04 21:29:25

i know i didnt mistype my password, there is some other problem

Romanrp · 2010-08-04 21:35:48

make sure the essid in

 iwconfig wlan0 essid "linksys" key **********

is the same one that's in

 iwlist wlan0 scan

tomk · 2010-08-04 23:29:28

Please change the thread title - you heed help with a wireless networking issue, not with the use of pacman.

Moved to Newbie Corner.

jac · 2010-08-05 01:14:52

Are you typing a hexadecimal key or an ASCII key? If you're using an ASCII key, you have to put 's:' before it. See the wiki for more.

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