Issues with both Ethernet and Wireless netowrks

rhart96 · 2011-09-15 17:45:52

When trying pacman -Syu again i get a file unavailable error no matter which server I use... Any other suggestions?

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 17:49:48

You do have an internet connection, right? What does the error message say? Also, try pasting your mirrorlist and pacman.conf.

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 17:51:38

Also, what version of pacman are you running? "pacman -Q pacman" will tell you.

rhart96 · 2011-09-15 17:52:00

Definetly have internet connection. I can ping google fine. when i use pacman -syu it says: error: failed retrieveing file 'testing.db.tar.gz' from mirror.rit.edu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found no accesss)

This comes up for every repository.

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 18:12:49

Still need to know what version of pacman you are running. Also, paste the results of

pacman -v

Edit: Also, is there a chance that a pacman action (upgrade/installation/removal) was interrupted?

Last edited by the sad clown (2011-09-15 18:21:50)

rhart96 · 2011-09-15 18:24:21

pacman version 3.3.3-5

pacman -v

Root : /
Conf File : /etc/pacman.conf
DB Path : /var/lib/packman
Cache Dirs: /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
Lock File: /var/lib/pacman/db.lock
Log File /var/log/pacman
Targets: none
error: no operation specified (use -h for help)

Need anything else?

Last edited by rhart96 (2011-09-15 18:35:57)

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 18:34:18

I hope that the DB Path you just posted is a typo. It should be "/var/lib/pacman", not "/var/ib/packman".

rhart96 · 2011-09-15 18:35:47

Yep it was a typo... Ill fix that now. Any ideas on what to do?

Last edited by rhart96 (2011-09-15 18:43:56)

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 18:47:45

Have you made any modifications to pacman.conf? Do you recall any messages the last time you successfully updated? If I recall correctly, the jump between 3.3 and 3.5 is going to require a pacman-db-upgrade. Have you done this?

If all else fails, try removing the old databases manually and then doing a "pacman -Sy". They should be found in "/var/lib/pacman/sync/".

rhart96 · 2011-09-15 19:05:40

No modifications besides adding testing and extra respositories. This system hasnt been updated yet. Its on a fresh install. I get command not found with pacman-db-upgrade. Should i try a newer version of the arch .iso? mine is a couple months old.

Last edited by rhart96 (2011-09-15 19:06:05)

the sad clown · 2011-09-15 20:58:52

A newer version of arch.iso probably would help greatly. The old .iso was sufficiently out of date that it was breaking things. Try what I suggested with removing the .db files from "/var/lib/pacman/sync" and then "pacman -Syy". If that doesn't work, then yes, it might just be easier to start over with the new .iso.

rhart96 · 2011-09-16 06:30:39

Used rm -r /var/lib/pacman/sync then did pacman -Syy still getting the same error. I am going to try the newer iso when i get home today. Ill let you know if it works.

the sad clown · 2011-09-16 06:53:24

Well, you still need the sync directory, just not the contents in it.

rhart96 · 2011-09-17 09:00:56

Tried the new iso and the install worked without a hitch. I'm really surprised I didnt think of that earlier lol. Thanks for all your help.

Ryan

Arch Linux

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