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RimmerRD

Member

Registered: 2007-05-19

Posts: 2

Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' from ftp.sh.cvut.cz : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to synchronize current: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
 extra is up to date
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.sh.cvut.cz : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to synchronize community: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 local database is up to date

Help?

Echo

Member

From: Ohio, United States

Registered: 2006-05-16

Posts: 239

Re: Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

Review your /etc/pacman.conf and make sure "current", for instance, is not commented out. Example:

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

Check your /etc/pacman.d file(s) or post them here for review.

RimmerRD

Member

Registered: 2007-05-19

Posts: 2

Re: Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

Review your /etc/pacman.conf and make sure "current", for instance, is not commented out. Example:

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

Check your /etc/pacman.d file(s) or post them here for review.

LogFile     =     /etc/pacman.conf
 

NoUpgrade   = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow etc/sudoers
NoUpgrade   = etc/fstab etc/raidtab etc/ld.so.conf
NoUpgrade   = etc/rc.conf etc/rc.local
NoUpgrade   = etc/modprobe.conf etc/modules.conf
NoUpgrade   = etc/lilo.conf boot/grub/menu.lst
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc

[current]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/current

[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra

[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community

LogFile     =     /etc/pacman.d/current

[current]
Server = ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/arch/current/os/i686

if...

[current]
Server = 
ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/current/os/i686

No problem...

pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 current is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 local database is up to date

Only with czech ftp > error...

Last edited by RimmerRD (2007-05-19 17:28:50)

shining

Pacman Developer

Registered: 2006-05-10

Posts: 2,043

Re: Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

Only with czech ftp > error...[/b]

Maybe you could try searching for the admins of this mirror then, and report the error to them.

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pacman roulette : pacman -S $(pacman -Slq | LANG=C sort -R | head -n $((RANDOM % 10)))

Echo

Member

From: Ohio, United States

Registered: 2006-05-16

Posts: 239

Re: Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

I've had a mirror problem or two...but, all in all, I've been lucky. Found a couple of fast / up to date mirrors in the US.

ataraxia

Member

From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2007-05-06

Posts: 1,553

Re: Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

There's a bug in the DB-generation process: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7212

shining

Pacman Developer

Registered: 2006-05-10

Posts: 2,043

Re: Pacman error: failed retrieving file 'current.db.tar.gz' ...

There's a bug in the DB-generation process: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7212

oh right, that's interesting.

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pacman roulette : pacman -S $(pacman -Slq | LANG=C sort -R | head -n $((RANDOM % 10)))