[Solved]Not able to use wget and hence pacman and yaourt not working.

piyushbhatt · 2011-08-10 18:56:38

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I get following message when i try to update Arch linux Box.

$ yaourt -Syu --aur 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from archlinux.limun.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from [url=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie]ftp.heanet.ie[/url] : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors4.kernel.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.yandex.ru : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.mocker.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from archlinux.nautile.nc : No address record

$ sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from archlinux.limun.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from [url=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie]ftp.heanet.ie[/url] : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors4.kernel.org : No address record
error: failed to update core (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from archlinux.limun.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from [url=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie]ftp.heanet.ie[/url] : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors4.kernel.org : No address record
error: failed to update extra (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from archlinux.limun.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from [url=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie]ftp.heanet.ie[/url] : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors4.kernel.org : No address record
error: failed to update community (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from archlinux.limun.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from [url=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie]ftp.heanet.ie[/url] : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirrors4.kernel.org : No address record
error: failed to update multilib (No address record)
error: failed to synchronize any databases

When i try wget www.google.com

$wget [url=http://www.google.com]www.google.com[/url]
--2011-08-11 00:20:03--  [url]http://www.google.com[/url]/
Resolving [url=http://www.google.com]www.google.com[/url]... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address “www.google.com”

But wget -4 works

$ wget -4 [url=http://www.google.com]www.google.com[/url]
--2011-08-11 00:20:27--  [url]http://www.google.com[/url]/
Resolving [url=http://www.google.com]www.google.com[/url]... 74.125.93.105, 74.125.93.106, 74.125.93.147, ...
Connecting to [url=http://www.google.com]www.google.com[/url]|74.125.93.105|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: [url]http://www.google.co.in[/url]/ [following]
--2011-08-11 00:20:29--  [url]http://www.google.co.in[/url]/
Resolving [url=http://www.google.co.in]www.google.co.in[/url]... 74.125.93.103, 74.125.93.104, 74.125.93.105, ...
Reusing existing connection to [url=http://www.google.com:80]www.google.com:80[/url].
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [text/html]
Saving to: “index.html.5”

    [ <=>                                   ] 10,735      --.-K/s   in 0.03s

2011-08-11 00:20:30 (359 KB/s) - “index.html.5” saved [10735]

It seems that it is some ipv6 vs ipv4 problem.
I have put alias net-pf-10 off in my modprobe.conf also to disable ipv6.But issue is still there.

$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf 
#
# /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#
# disable autoload of ipv6
alias net-pf-10 off

I use wdial to login to internet using a wireless USB connection.

Can someone help me to resolve this issue?

Last edited by piyushbhatt (2011-08-19 19:10:22)

karol · 2011-08-10 19:06:42

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.:B:. · 2011-08-10 19:55:24

Somehow yaourt and pacman seem to try to use IPv6 though? Pacman doesn't use wget by default btw, you can modify the transfer command in /etc/pacman.conf, try using wget -4 there and see where that gets you?

piyushbhatt · 2011-08-11 13:30:18

I used

XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget -4 -c  %o %u

in pacman.conf .
Now i get a different error message "scheme missing".I think now it is able to download core.db file but have some issue still accepting it.

 sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
/var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db.part: Scheme missing.
--2011-08-11 18:56:48--  http://archlinux.limun.org/core/os/x86_64/core.db
Resolving archlinux.limun.org... 85.31.186.195
Connecting to archlinux.limun.org|85.31.186.195|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content
Length: 36638 (36K), 51 remaining [text/plain]
Saving to: “core.db”

100%[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>] 36,638      --.-K/s   in 0s      

2011-08-11 18:56:48 (5.40 MB/s) - “core.db” saved [36638/36638]

FINISHED --2011-08-11 18:56:48--
Downloaded: 1 files, 36K in 0s (3.79 GB/s)
/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db.part: Scheme missing.
--2011-08-11 18:56:48--  http://archlinux.limun.org/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db
Resolving archlinux.limun.org... 85.31.186.195
Connecting to archlinux.limun.org|85.31.186.195|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db.part: Scheme missing.
--2011-08-11 18:56:49--  http://archlinux.limun.org/community/os/x86_64/community.db
Resolving archlinux.limun.org... 85.31.186.195
Connecting to archlinux.limun.org|85.31.186.195|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content
Length: 458982 (448K), 367 remaining [text/plain]
Saving to: “community.db”

100%[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>] 458,982     --.-K/s   in 0s      

2011-08-11 18:56:50 (41.8 MB/s) - “community.db” saved [458982/458982]

FINISHED --2011-08-11 18:56:50--
Downloaded: 1 files, 448K in 0s (51.0 GB/s)
/var/lib/pacman/sync/multilib.db.part: Scheme missing.
--2011-08-11 18:56:50--  http://archlinux.limun.org/multilib/os/x86_64/multilib.db
Resolving archlinux.limun.org... 85.31.186.195
Connecting to archlinux.limun.org|85.31.186.195|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable

    The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do.

:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: hddtemp: local (0.3.beta15.46-2) is newer than extra (0.3.beta15.46-1)
warning: mplayer-vaapi: ignoring package upgrade (33161-3 => 33161-4)
 there is nothing to do

.:B:. · 2011-08-11 14:31:01

The 'scheme missing' part looks worrying. But with -4 at least it seems to sync. Are you able to browse normally?

Can you check the files in /etc/modprobe.d/ for contents?

falconindy · 2011-08-11 15:39:14

"scheme missing" because it's trying to download `/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db' rather than save it as the output of the real URL. Please double check your syntax -- you're missing an option to wget.

piyushbhatt · 2011-08-11 16:14:57

XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget -4 -c  %o %u

command in pacman.conf need to be

XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget -4 -c -0  %o  %u

instead of

XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget -4 -c  %o %u

This allows me to update my system.But how can i disable ipv6 so that system wide problem of ipv6 is resolved.

karol · 2011-08-11 16:18:01

piyushbhatt wrote:

But how can i disable ipv6 so that system wide problem of ipv6 is resolved.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disabling_IPv6

piyushbhatt · 2011-08-11 16:22:05

I have already done

# disable autoload of ipv6
alias net-pf-10 off

This did not resolve the issue.
I will try second method.

piyushbhatt · 2011-08-19 19:09:52

I just turned on my system.pacman,wget worked without doing anything .I also commented wget line in pacman.conf .

Must be a some issue due to blocking by ISP or something.

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#1 2011-08-10 18:56:38

[Solved]Not able to use wget and hence pacman and yaourt not working.

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