[solved] Upgrade failing for a package called device-mapper

rangalo · 2009-04-21 14:16:04

Hi All,

I am using archlinux in a VirtualBox to get used to it. Now, I tried to upgrade (after a month or so) with following command

pacman -Syu

I get following errors

error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package)
device-mapper-1.02.31-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz is invalid or corrupted
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded

Any help is welcome.

regards,
rangalo

Last edited by rangalo (2009-04-22 09:32:48)

Allan · 2009-04-21 14:19:41

You should have been asked to delete the corrupt package there so just try downloading it again. If not, remove for /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ and try again. Otherwise, try a different mirror.

rangalo · 2009-04-21 14:32:11

Hi,

Thanks for the quick response... I am given the choice to remove the package but it still complains about it being corrupted..

I also deleted it manually and running the update again gives following.

:: File device-mapper-1.02.31-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz is corrupted. Do you want to delete it? [Y/n] Y
error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package)
device-mapper-1.02.31-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz is invalid or corrupted
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Last edited by rangalo (2009-04-21 14:32:35)

.:B:. · 2009-04-21 14:35:29

Probably a problem with the mirror you're using, either it's updating while you're trying to sync or there is a problem. Switch to another mirror (albeit temporarily) and the problem will be gone - or you can wait.

Allan · 2009-04-21 14:35:51

I'd be trying a different mirror along with a "pacman -Syy" to force a db refresh.

.:B:. · 2009-04-21 14:37:38

Why you stealing my shine Allan?

Allan · 2009-04-21 14:39:21

B wrote:

Why you stealing my shine Allan?

Surely its you basking in my glow!

rangalo · 2009-04-21 14:54:06

How to temporarily change the mirror ?

mcmillan · 2009-04-21 17:10:18

rangalo wrote:

How to temporarily change the mirror ?

Just edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlists so a different mirror is listed first. The temporary part just means you can probably change it back at some later time.

.:B:. · 2009-04-21 18:06:51

Indeed .

rangalo · 2009-04-22 09:01:09

Hi,

I did it and the upgrade worked.

Now I stuck in to another problem. Now, my vbox display driver has version mis-match and X doesn't start. Should I open a new thread ?

regards,
Hardik

lucke · 2009-04-22 09:04:36

Yeah, open a new thread.

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[solved] Upgrade failing for a package called device-mapper

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