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mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

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File System Corrupted - Now /var/lib/pacman messed up

My root partition managed to get corrupted, fsck fixed things for the most part. The main long lasting problem seems to be in /var/lib/pacman. A bunch of the files from extra and a few from community are now missing. When I tried to do a pacman -Syu it updated a few things but also gave a long list of errors since it couldn't find the desc files:

error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//a2ps-4.13c-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//aalib-1.4rc5-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//abcde-2.3.3-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//abcm2ps-4.12.30-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//abiword-2.4.6-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//abiword-plugins-2.4.6-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//abook-0.5.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//abuse-0.7.0-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//acct-6.3.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//achessclock-0.9.2b-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//acidrip-0.14-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//acpi-0.09-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//acpid-1.0.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//acroread-8.1.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//adns-1.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//adzapper-20070317-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//afterstep-2.2.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//agg-2.5-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//aide-0.13.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//aiksaurus-1.2.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//akode-2.0.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alacarte-0.11.3-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//allegro-4.2.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alltray-0.69-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alsa-lib-1.0.14-5/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alsa-oss-1.0.14-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alsa-utils-1.0.14-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alsaplayer-0.99.79-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//amarok-base-1.4.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//amarok-engine-xine-1.4.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//amule-2.1.3-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//anjuta-2.2.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//anthy-9100-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//antiword-0.37-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//antlr-2.7.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//apache-2.2.6-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//apache-ant-1.7.0-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bmp-wma-0.1.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bmpx-0.40.13-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bochs-2.3.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bogofilter-1.1.5-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bomberclone-0.11.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bonnie++-1.03a-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//boost-1.34.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bootchart-0.9-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//brltty-3.7.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bs-2.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bug-buddy-2.20.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bumprace-1.5.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bungmeter-2.0.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bzflag-2.0.8-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//bzr-0.90-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//c-ares-1.4.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cabextract-1.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cairo-1.4.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cairo-perl-1.041-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cairomm-1.4.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//came-1.9-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//camsource-0.7.0-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//capi4hylafax-010300-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//castle-combat-0.7.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//catdoc-0.94.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ccache-2.4-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ccaudio-1.2.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cccp-0.9-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ccmalloc-0.4.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ccrtp-1.5.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ccscript3-1.1.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdargs-1.33-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdcd-0.6.6-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cddb_get-2.27-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdrdao-1.2.2-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdrkit-1.1.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdtool-2.1.8-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdw-0.2.4-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cgoban2-2.6.12-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//checkpassword-0.90-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//chemtool-1.6.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//chkrootkit-0.47-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//chmlib-0.39-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cinepaint-0.22.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//circuslinux-1.0.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cl-ppcre-1.3.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cl-ppmx-1.0.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//clamav-0.91.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//clanlib-0.8.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//claws-mail-3.0.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//claws-mail-extra-plugins-3.0.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//clisp-2.41-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cln-1.1.13-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//clustalw-1.83-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//clusterit-2.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cmake-2.4.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cmatrix-1.2a-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cmt-1.15-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cmucl-19d-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cmus-2.2.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//codecs-20061022-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cogito-0.18.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//colortail-0.3.0-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//commoncpp2-1.5.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//compface-1.5.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//compositeproto-0.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//conky-1.4.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//connmon-0.13.0-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//convmv-1.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//corewars-0.9.13-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//courier-authlib-0.59.3-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//courier-imap-4.1.3-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//courier-maildrop-2.0.4-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//courier-mta-0.55.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cowsay-3.03-5/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cplay-1.49-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cpudyn-1.0.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cpufreqd-2.2.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cpufrequtils-002-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//crimson-0.5.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//crypto++-5.5.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cscope-15.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cssed-0.4.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//csup-20060318-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ctags-5.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//culmus-0.101-7/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cups-1.3.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cups-pdf-2.4.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//curl-7.17.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cvs-1.11.22-6/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cvsfs-1.1.9-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cvsps-2.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cvsup-16.1h-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cyrus-sasl-plugins-2.1.22-6/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//d4x-2.5.7.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//dailystrips-1.0.28-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//damageproto-1.1.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//dvgrab-2.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//easysock-0.3.0-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//easytag-2.1.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eboard-1.0.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ecasound-2.4.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ecl-0.9i-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eclipse-3.2.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eclipse-cdt-3.1.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eclipse-ecj-3.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ed2k-gtk-gui-0.6.4-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//edb-1.0.5-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eel-2.20.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//efax-0.9-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eject-2.1.5-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ekiga-2.0.11-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//elinks-0.11.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//emacs-22.1-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//emboss-3.0.0-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//emelfm2-0.3.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//emerald-0.2.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//emerald-themes-0.2.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//emovix-0.9.0-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//enblend-3.0-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//enchant-1.3.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//enigma-1.04-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//enlightenment-0.16.8.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//enscript-1.6.4-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eog-2.20.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//epdfview-0.1.6-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//epic4-2.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//epiphany-2.20.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//epiphany-extensions-2.20.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//epplet-base-0.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eric-3.9.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//erlang-R11B.5-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//esd-0.2.38-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eterm-0.9.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//etherape-0.9.7-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ethstatus-0.4.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ethtool-6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//ettercap-NG_0.7.3-6/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eventlog-0.2.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evieext-1.0.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evilwm-1.0.0-1.1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evince-2.20.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evms-2.5.5-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evolution-2.12.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evolution-data-server-1.12.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evolution-exchange-2.12.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evolution-sharp-0.14.0.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//exim-4.68-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//exiv2-0.14-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//exo-0.3.2-5/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//expat-2.0.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//vips-7.12.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//wipe-2.2.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//guichan-0.7.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//guifications-2.14-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//gutenpy-0.3.0-5/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//gwenhywfar-2.6.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//gwget-0.99-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hacburn-0.3.5-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hal-cups-utils-0.6.13-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//happs-0.8.4-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hardinfo-0.4.2.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hardware-monitor-1.4-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hashcash-1.22-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//haskell-binary-0.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//haskell-x11-1.2.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//haskell-x11-extras-0.4-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hatari-0.95-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//haxml-1.13.2-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hddtemp-0.3.beta15.36-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hearse-1.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hedgewars-0.9.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//helixplayer-1.0.8-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hevea-1.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hex-a-hop-20070705-6/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hexter-0.6.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hgsvn-0.1.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//hlist-darcs-20070629-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//homebank-3.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//klogwatch-2.0.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//ltris-1.0.11-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//man2texi-0.01-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//moinmoin-1.5.8-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//moreutils-svn-81-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//mpdcon-1.1.99-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//nautilus-actions-1.4.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//openthreads-1.5-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-crypt-cbc-2.22-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-text-charwidth-0.04-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-text-markdown-1.0.3-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-universal-can-1.12-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-universal-require-0.11-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-www-mechanize-1.30-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//perl-www-sms-0.09-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//ruby-gtksourceview-0.16.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//smplayer-0.5.21-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//sofia-sip-1.12.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//texlive-formatsextra-doc-2007.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//texlive-games-doc-2007.1-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//weechat-cvs-20070805-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//xfce4-xkb-plugin-svn-3163-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//xfmedia-svn-26105-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/community//xfwm4-svn-26127-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//aalib-1.4rc5-4/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//acpid-1.0.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//agg-2.5-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alltray-0.69-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alsa-lib-1.0.14-5/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//alsa-utils-1.0.14-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//amarok-base-1.4.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//amarok-engine-xine-1.4.7-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cabextract-1.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cairo-1.4.10-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cairo-perl-1.041-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdrdao-1.2.2-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cdrkit-1.1.6-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//chmlib-0.39-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//codecs-20061022-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//compositeproto-0.4-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cpudyn-1.0.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cpufrequtils-002-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cups-1.3.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//curl-7.17.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cvs-1.11.22-6/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cvsup-16.1h-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//cyrus-sasl-plugins-2.1.22-6/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//damageproto-1.1.0-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//eject-2.1.5-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//esd-0.2.38-3/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//evieext-1.0.2-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//exiv2-0.14-2/desc: No such file or directory
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/extra//expat-2.0.1-1/desc: No such file or directory

As a test I tried doing a pacman -S to reinstall one of those packages, and it gave the same error as well as complaining about the missing depends file. After I told it to install the already up to date package pacman kept saying that the package was corrupted. Any way to fix this short of doing a reinstall?

ploxiln

Member

Registered: 2006-10-27

Posts: 50

Re: File System Corrupted - Now /var/lib/pacman messed up

These files have to do with the pacman database of all packages, not of installed packages (which are in /var/lib/pacman/local). I would suggest trying 'pacman -Syy' to clean that up, and if you still have the same sorts of errors afterwards that would suggest quite annoying disk corruption.

mcmillan

Member

Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 737

Re: File System Corrupted - Now /var/lib/pacman messed up

Many thanks. I figured it was something with the database needed to be refreshed, though I didn't know about the double y option. Glad it was something so simple.