error: failed retrieving file ...

doctorrockso · 2008-05-16 01:08:09

Hey All,

I'm new to Arch Linux and I am not sure as for the cause of this problem. I am entering this in on a different computer, so here is the output as well as I can write it:

pacman -Sy

: : Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.unixheads.org : Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.unixheads.org : Success
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.unixheads.org : Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.unixheads.org : Success

and it goes on through all the mirrors in the list (of which there are many both http and ftp)

my pacman.conf has my first preferences (unixheads http and ftp) listed in the file, and then it references mirror list separated by the kind of repo (core, community, unstable, etc.)

each of these files has a good combination of http and ftp mirrors, so I don't think the problem is one with a bad mirror. Could it be a firewall problem? I am using a university connection right now. Let me know what you think, or if any of you have seen this kind of problem before. This is the first synchronization I would be able to successfully accomplish, because I installed from a CD. Thanks for any help you can give.

Allan · 2008-05-16 01:46:14

Do you have any network connectivity from that computer? Try to ping google. If not, then we will need to see you network setup in /etc/rc.conf.

Also, some universities require you register your computer before it is allowed network activity. You may want to ask them about network policy.

doctorrockso · 2008-05-16 02:04:21

I can ping google, that happened earlier in the installation. I don't understand why this would be a serious problem with my university connection. I used Ubuntu for several months before this.

.:B:. · 2008-05-16 02:21:00

Sounds more like an issue with the server to me?

Allan · 2008-05-16 03:17:42

doctorrockso wrote:

I used Ubuntu for several months before this.

Same computer? The last few unis I worked at needed you to register the MAC address of your computer before gaining network access.

Anyway, post the network section of /etc/rc.conf and your /etc/hosts and we will try and spot some errors.

doctorrockso · 2008-05-16 08:04:48

Thanks for your help, it's great that this forum is so active. The first one is my copy of the networking section of /etc/rc.conf, the second one is /etc/hosts:

/etc/rc.conf - Networking Section

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="archeron"
#
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available
# interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in the interace name - Bash doesn't like it
#
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
#
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
#
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
#
#...

/etc/hosts

#
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address> (hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost archeron

# End of file

I was using the same computer when the Ubuntu repositories were working on the same connection. Obviously, as you can see by what time I am posting this, I am losing a little sleep over this one. Thanks for your help.

ybotspawn · 2008-05-16 19:01:02

weird problem, i had a similar problem with a work related distro of centos 4.... are you sure the uni isnt blocking arch repos? try pinging on of them

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