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llawwehttam

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From: United Kingdom

Registered: 2010-01-19

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[SOLVED - Filesystem issue]Pacman corrupt - urgent help needed

Erm, little problem here.

Updated last night as normal and powered down my rig.

This evening I got home, powered up and typed in

sudo pacman -Syu

and was greeted with the following:

[llawwehttam@Steelhorn ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
Password: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
 multilib is up to date
 archlinuxfr is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/file-5.04-3/desc: Input/output error
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/file-5.04-3/desc: Input/output error
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/file-5.04-3/desc: Input/output error
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/file-5.04-3/desc: Input/output error
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/file-5.04-3/desc: Input/output error
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra/rtmpdump-2.3-3/desc: Input/output error
*snip - lots of copies*
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (2): findutils-4.4.2-3  lib32-gtk2-2.22.1-2

Total Download Size:    2.09 MB
Total Installed Size:   7.90 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 

After some googling I came to the conclusion that pacman was corrupt.

I have NO idea how this happened.

Is there a way to fix this without a re-install?

Help is very much appreciated.

EDIT:

I have read the thread here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=95007 but I'm not sure if that would apply in this situation.

EDIT2:

Tried this:

$ $ sudo pacman -Syy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core                               35.9K  287.2K/s 00:00:00 [################################] 100%
error: could not remove database core
error: failed to update core (could not remove database entry)
 extra                             449.2K  446.1K/s 00:00:01 [################################] 100%
error: could not remove database extra
error: failed to update extra (could not remove database entry)
 community                         405.7K  366.7K/s 00:00:01 [################################] 100%
error: could not remove database community
error: failed to update community (could not remove database entry)
 multilib                           21.8K  251.3K/s 00:00:00 [################################] 100%
 archlinuxfr                        23.0K  237.6K/s 00:00:00 [################################] 100%

doesn't look normal.

Any ideas much appreciated.

EDIT3: More info:

$ cd /var/lib/pacman/sync/core/file-5.04-3/    
[llawwehttam@Steelhorn file-5.04-3]$ ls
ls: cannot access desc: Input/output error
ls: cannot access depends: Input/output error
depends  desc

$ ls -l /var/lib/pacman/sync{,/*}
/var/lib/pacman/sync:
total 248
drwxr-xr-x 116 root root   4096 Nov 24 19:57 archlinuxfr
drwxr-xr-x   4 root root  94208 Nov 24 19:15 community
drwxr-xr-x   7 root root  12288 Nov 24 19:15 core
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root 131072 Nov 24 19:15 extra
drwxr-xr-x 125 root root   4096 Nov 24 19:57 multilib

/var/lib/pacman/sync/archlinuxfr:
total 456
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 afur-aur-1.0-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 afur-makepkg-0.3-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 arora-git-20101002-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 asd-tower-defense-v2.0_beta4-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 aurvote-0.4-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 awesome-3.4.8-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 azenis-icon-theme-0.1.1-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 b43-firmware-4.178.10.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 balz-1.15-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 batterysystemtray-git-20101122-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 bepo-keymaps-1.0rc2-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 bin32-flashplayer-standalone-10.1.85.3-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 bin32-skype-staticqt-2.1.0.81-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 cairo-dock-2.1.3-9
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 cairo-dock-themes-1.6.3.1-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 cairo-xcb-1.10.0-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ccsm-0.9.2-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 celt-0.7-0.7.1-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 celt-0.8.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 cgit-0.8.3.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 clipgrab-3.0.7.2-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 codecs-20100303-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 compiz-core-0.9.2-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 compiz-plugins-extra-0.9.2-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 compiz-plugins-main-0.9.2-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 compiz-plugins-unsupported-0.9.2-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 compizconfig-python-0.9.2-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 customizepkg-0.2.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 emerald-git-20101118-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 fbpanel-6.1.491svn-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 fbpanel-fr-6.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 flashplugin-prerelease-10.2.161.23-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 fluxbox-git-20100912-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 foremost-1.5.7-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-gcj-4.5.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-gcj-ecj-4.5-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc43-4.3.4-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gerix-wifi-cracker-ng-r20-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 go-openoffice-fr-3.2.1-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gsimplecal-0.6-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gtk-theme-overglossed-hybrid-0.1-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 jaolt-0.5.3_627-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 jumanji-git-20101001-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 kernel-sources-2009.06.13-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 kernel26-i915-2.6.35-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 kernel26-xen-2.6.35.8-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 kernel26-xen-headers-2.6.35.8-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 kernel26rt-2.6.33.7_rt29-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 kirikoo-upload-0.4.6-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-jack-0.118.0-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libv4l-0.6.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 libafterimage-1.18-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 libcompizconfig-0.9.2-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 libfm-0.1.14-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 libiptcdata-1.0.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 libjpeg7-7-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 libpng12-1.2.43-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lsb-release-1.4-10
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 man-pages-fr-3.03.0-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 mechtower-1.0.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 mkgmap-r1728-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 mumble-1.2.2-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 nautilus-elementary-162-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 nautilus-gkim-0.6.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 obapps-0.1.7-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 obkey-git-20101028-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-ar-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-base-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-de-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-es-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-fi-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-fr-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-it-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-nb-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-nl-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-pt-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-sl-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-uk-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-zh-CN-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 ooo4kids-zh-TW-1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 openbox-menu-0.3.5-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 package-query-0.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 pacman-color-3.4.1-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 pari-2.3.5-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 pastebin-0.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 pcmanfm-0.9.8-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 pdftk-1.41-6
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 playonlinux-3.8.6-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 pure-ftpd-1.0.29-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 python-networkx-1.3-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 qrun-0.50-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 quad-1.12-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 rar-3.9.3-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 rar-beta-4.0.b1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 rawtherapee-3.0a1-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 redshift-1.6-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 repacman-0.98-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 rxvt-unicode-afterimage-9.06-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 sdesktop-0.3-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 stapler-2b-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 tint2-svn-523-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 toilet-0.2-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 trayfreq-fr-0.2.x.dev2-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 tuxbox-3.1.4-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 tuxracer-0.61-8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 usmb-20100212-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 volumeicon-0.2.1-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 wto-1.0.3-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 xcas-0.9.0-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 xcfa-3.7.3-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 xcompmgr-dana-20091025-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 xfce4-gkim-0.6.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 yaourt-0.9.5.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 yget-2.2.1-1

/var/lib/pacman/sync/community:
total 0
d????????? ? ? ? ?            ? python-openbabel-2.3.0-2
d????????? ? ? ? ?            ? python2-openbabel-2.3.0-2

/var/lib/pacman/sync/core:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 21 09:54 file-5.04-3
d????????? ? ?    ?       ?            ? gzip-1.4-2
d????????? ? ?    ?       ?            ? less-436-2
d????????? ? ?    ?       ?            ? patch-2.6.1-2
d????????? ? ?    ?       ?            ? sed-4.2.1-3

/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:15 rtmpdump-2.3-3

/var/lib/pacman/sync/multilib:
total 492
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 binutils-multilib-2.20.1-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 chuck-1.2.1.3-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 dwarffortress-0.31.18-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 flashplugin-10.1.102.64-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-ada-multilib-4.5.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-fortran-multilib-4.5.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-libs-multilib-4.5.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-multilib-4.5.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 gcc-objc-multilib-4.5.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-alsa-lib-1.0.23-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-alsa-oss-1.0.17-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-alsa-plugins-1.0.23-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-ati-dri-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-atk-1.32.0-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-attr-2.4.44-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-audiofile-0.2.7-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-cairo-1.10.0-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-curl-7.21.2-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-db-4.8.26-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-dbus-core-1.4.0-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-e2fsprogs-1.41.12-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-expat-2.0.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-flac-1.2.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-fontconfig-2.8.0-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-freetype2-2.4.3-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-gcc-libs-4.5.1-7
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-gdk-pixbuf2-2.22.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-giflib-4.1.6-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-glib-1.2.10-11
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-glib2-2.26.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-glibc-2.12.1-9
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-gnutls-2.8.6-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-gtk-1.2.10-11
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-gtk2-2.22.1-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-heimdal-1.3.3-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-intel-dri-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-jack-0.118.0-6
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-lcms-1.19-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libasyncns-0.8-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libcanberra-0.25-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libcap-2.19-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libcups-1.4.5-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libdrm-2.4.21-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libflashsupport-9.0.21.78-10
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libgcrypt-1.4.6-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libgl-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libgpg-error-1.9-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libice-1.0.7-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libjpeg-8.0.2-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libldap-2.4.22-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libmng-1.0.10-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libogg-1.2.0-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libpng-1.4.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libsamplerate-0.1.7-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libsm-1.2.0-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libsndfile-1.0.21-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libstdc++5-3.3.6-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libtiff-3.9.4-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libtool-2.4-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libvorbis-1.3.1-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libx11-1.3.5-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxau-1.0.6-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxcb-1.7-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxcomposite-0.4.3-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxcursor-1.1.11-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxdamage-1.1.3-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxdmcp-1.0.3-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxext-1.2.0-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxfixes-4.0.5-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxft-2.2.0-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxi-1.3.2-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxinerama-1.1.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxml2-2.7.7-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxmu-1.0.5-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxpm-3.5.8-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxrandr-1.3.1-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxrender-0.9.6-4
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxslt-1.1.26-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxss-1.2.0-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxt-1.0.9-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxtst-1.1.0-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxv-1.0.5-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxvmc-1.0.6-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxxf86dga-1.1.1-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-libxxf86vm-1.1.0-3
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-mach64-dri-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-mesa-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-mga-dri-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-mpg123-1.12.3-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-ncurses-5.7-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-nouveau-dri-7.8.2-5
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-nspr-4.8.6-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-nss-3.12.7-2
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-nvidia-utils-260.19.21-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 24 19:57 lib32-openal-1.12.854-3
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Last edited by llawwehttam (2010-11-24 20:29:43)

loafer

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Re: [SOLVED - Filesystem issue]Pacman corrupt - urgent help needed

It's the sync DB which has the problem.  Rename the dirs to core-old etc. and then "pacman -Syy" to force a download.  If that fixes it you can just delete the old ones.

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llawwehttam

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Re: [SOLVED - Filesystem issue]Pacman corrupt - urgent help needed

It's the sync DB which has the problem.  Rename the dirs to core-old etc. and then "pacman -Syy" to force a download.  If that fixes it you can just delete the old ones.

Thanks,

Ill try that in a minute.

I guessed that Input/output error meant filesystem corruption so I rebooted using :

sudo shutdown -rF now

and the resulting fsck on bootup had a few errors.

Manually fixed them and now waiting for fsck to finish.

Could take a while.

I'll update when it boots.

update:

Booted,

sudo pacman -Syy

*no errors*

 sudo pacman -Syu

*no errors*

Guess its fixed then.

I see how your fix would work, but I'm not sure I would have been able to rename the folders if they contain corrupted files.

Thanks anyway,

Matt

Last edited by llawwehttam (2010-11-24 20:27:35)