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partymteroid

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Registered: 2010-07-19

Posts: 21

[Solved] Pacman Hangs At Database Sycnrhonization

Hello, all!  I recently did a fresh installation of Arch, and all things went fairly smoothly (I'm on KDE right now ), but for some reason pacman no longer works.   It hangs on the database sychronization.

Here is the output of pacman -Syu --debug:

debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.conf                                                                                           
debug: config: new section 'options'                                                                                                              
debug: config: HoldPkg: pacman                                                                                                                    
debug: config: HoldPkg: glibc                                                                                                                     
debug: config: SyncFirst: pacman                                                                                                                  
debug: config: Architecture: i686                                                                                                                 
debug: config: new section 'core'
debug: registering sync database 'core'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 64: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/core/os/i686
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/core/os/i686
debug: setlibpaths() called
debug: option 'cachedir' = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/core/os/i686
debug: config: new section 'extra'
debug: registering sync database 'extra'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 68: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/extra/os/i686
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/extra/os/i686
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/extra/os/i686
debug: config: new section 'community'
debug: registering sync database 'community'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 75: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/community/os/i686
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/community/os/i686
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/community/os/i686
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.conf
debug: registering local database
:: Synchronizing package databases...
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'core.db.tar.gz' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY:  (null)
debug: ftp_proxy:  (null)
^Cerror: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.rit.edu : Interrupted system call

Interrupt signal received
debug: returning error 25 from alpm_trans_interrupt : operation not compatible with the transaction type

debug: unregistering database 'local'
debug: unregistering database 'core'
debug: unregistering database 'extra'
debug: unregistering database 'community'

Here is my pacman.conf:

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives

#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir     = /
#DBPath      = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir    = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst   = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto

# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg   =
#IgnoreGroup =

#NoUpgrade   =
#NoExtract   =

# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload

#
# REPOSITORIES
#   - can be defined here or included from another file
#   - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
#   - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
#   - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
#     have identical names, regardless of version number
#   - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
#   - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
#       [repo-name]
#       Server = ServerName
#       Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#

# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.

#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch


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

And here is my /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist file:

# Mirror used during installation
Server = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

##
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 2011-03-13
##

## Any
#Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Australia
#Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Austria
#Server = ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Belarus
#Server = ftp://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Belgium
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/$repo/os/$arch

## Brazil
#Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://pet.inf.ufsc.br/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Canada
#Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Chile
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.cl/$repo/os/$arch

## China
#Server = http://mirrors.163.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror6.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Colombia
#Server = http://www.laqee.unal.edu.co/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Czech Republic
#Server = http://mirror.vpsfree.cz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Denmark
#Server = ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.klid.dk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Estonia
#Server = ftp://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Finland
#Server = ftp://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## France
#Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Germany
#Server = http://archlinux.limun.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://artfiles.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://artfiles.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.c9h.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.giantix-server.de/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.giantix-server.de/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Great Britain
#Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch

## Greece
#Server = ftp://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.otenet.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.otenet.gr/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Hungary
#Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## India
#Server = ftp://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Ireland
#Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Israel
#Server = ftp://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Italy
#Server = http://mirrors.prometeus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Japan
#Server = ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Kazakhstan
#Server = ftp://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch

## Korea
#Server = ftp://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Latvia
#Server = http://archlinux.goodsoft.lv/$repo/os/$arch

## Netherlands
#Server = ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.leaseweb.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## New Caledonia
#Server = ftp://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## New Zealand
#Server = ftp://mirror.ihug.co.nz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ihug.co.nz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Norway
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.uib.no/pub/Linux/Distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.uib.no/$repo/os/$arch

## Poland
#Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://unix.net.pl/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Portugal
#Server = http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Romania
#Server = ftp://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Russia
#Server = http://mirror.worldis.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Slovakia
#Server = ftp://mirror.ynet.sk/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ynet.sk/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Spain
#Server = ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Sweden
#Server = ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.linuxmirror.org/arch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://linuxmirror.org/arch/$repo/os/$arch

## Switzerland
#Server = ftp://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch

## Taiwan
#Server = ftp://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Turkey
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Ukraine
#Server = http://distfiles.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www2.distfiles.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## United States
#Server = http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ece.vt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://hpc.arc.georgetown.edu/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://distro.ibiblio.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.mocker.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Uzbekistan
#Server = ftp://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

Any suggestions?

Last edited by partymteroid (2011-03-21 17:20:01)

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Re: [Solved] Pacman Hangs At Database Sycnrhonization

You have only one mirror enabled in your mirrorlist. Have a look at reflector (there is a wiki page as well) to find the fastest, most up-to-date mirrors out there.

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partymteroid

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Registered: 2010-07-19

Posts: 21

Re: [Solved] Pacman Hangs At Database Sycnrhonization

You have only one mirror enabled in your mirrorlist. Have a look at reflector (there is a wiki page as well) to find the fastest, most up-to-date mirrors out there.

Oh my!  I didn't even notice the mirror at the top!

Thanks a ton!

partymteroid

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Registered: 2010-07-19

Posts: 21

Re: [Solved] Pacman Hangs At Database Sycnrhonization

IT'S WORKING!  IT'S WORKING!!!

Problem.  Solved.