[SOLVED]Mirror list problems

stratotak · 2010-08-18 00:24:18

For about 3-4 weeks whenever i did a pacman -Syu it always showed nothing to update. I thought that was stange and thought something might be wrong with mirror list or something. I deleted the mirror list and made a new one using the online mirror list generator. When I did pacman -Syu it gave me some messages of errors about a server i have for yaourt ..But it showed a big list of updates..About 256 megs. so i updated. But im having problems now. I thought maybe mirror list got coruppted or something as I noticed one of the new packages was a mirror list. So i deleted mirror list and again used online generator but now I just keep getting errors on all the servers. Heres my mirror list and pacman.conf and these are the errors im getting.

[root@Cobra stratotak]# pacman -Syu
error: The mirror '[url]http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]' contains the $arch variable, but no Architecture is defined.
error: The mirror '[url]http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]' contains the $arch variable, but no Architecture is defined.
error: The mirror '[url]http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]' contains the $arch variable, but no Architecture is defined.
error: The mirror '[url]http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]' contains the $arch variable, but no Architecture is defined.
error: The mirror '[url]http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]' contains the $arch variable, but no Architecture is defined.
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed to update testing (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update core (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update extra (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update community-testing (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update community (no servers configured for repository)
 archaudio-stable is up to date
 archaudio-testing is up to date
 archaudio-experimental is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 there is nothing to do
[root@Cobra stratotak]#

#
# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
# Generated on 2010-08-17
#

# United States
Server = [url]http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://archlinux.linuxfreedom.com/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://archlinux.umflint.edu/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirror.umoss.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
Server = [url]http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]

[testing]
## Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community-testing]
## Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs


# tried and tested packages
[archaudio-stable]
Server = [url]http://repos.archaudio.org/stable/i686[/url]
 
# these are..for testing?
[archaudio-testing]
Server = [url]http://repos.archaudio.org/testing/i686[/url]
 
# for your pleasure
[archaudio-experimental]
Server = [url]http://repos.archaudio.org/experimental/i686[/url]

Last edited by stratotak (2010-08-18 06:53:07)

jac · 2010-08-18 00:40:49

Have you merged /etc/pacman.conf.pacnew into /etc/pacman.conf ? Pacman can now substitute in your architecture into the $arch variable. However, pacman.conf requires a directive to explicitly set the architecture, or set it to auto, as the error tells you. man pacman.conf for more information

Last edited by jac (2010-08-18 00:42:29)

Inxsible · 2010-08-18 03:03:33

your pacman.conf needs the

Architecture = auto

entry

stratotak · 2010-08-18 03:32:58

Ok,..Got it fixed. Just added Architecture = auto to pacman.conf and it works now..thanks

litemotiv · 2010-08-18 05:55:17

I changed those quote tags to code tags stratotak, please mark your topic solved.

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#1 2010-08-18 00:24:18

[SOLVED]Mirror list problems

#2 2010-08-18 00:40:49

Re: [SOLVED]Mirror list problems

#3 2010-08-18 03:03:33

Re: [SOLVED]Mirror list problems

#4 2010-08-18 03:32:58

Re: [SOLVED]Mirror list problems

#5 2010-08-18 05:55:17

Re: [SOLVED]Mirror list problems

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