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HINDYhat

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Registered: 2010-01-31

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[SOLVED] Error after installing pacman-cage

I've recently installed the pacman-cage package from the AUR. The installation was fine, it told me to run pacman-cage as root and add 'pacmandb' to my daemons in /etc/rc.conf, which I did. I rebooted after that, and now pacman won't work. Here's what happens when I do pacman -Syu:

$ sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.rit.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.cs.vt.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from archlinux.umflint.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from lug.mtu.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from distro.ibiblio.org : Transient resolver failure
error: failed to update core (Transient resolver failure)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from mirror.rit.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from mirror.cs.vt.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from archlinux.umflint.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from lug.mtu.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from distro.ibiblio.org : Transient resolver failure
error: failed to update extra (Transient resolver failure)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from mirror.rit.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from mirror.cs.vt.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from archlinux.umflint.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from lug.mtu.edu : Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from distro.ibiblio.org : Transient resolver failure
error: failed to update community (Transient resolver failure)
error: failed to synchronize any databases

So I removed pacman-cage (apparently that worked), but the issue persists. Also, if I specify any package to install, pacman reports a zillion uninstalled dependencies which are in fact already installed.

Last edited by HINDYhat (2010-01-31 07:14:02)

Allan

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Re: [SOLVED] Error after installing pacman-cage

Also, if I specify any package to install, pacman reports a zillion uninstalled dependencies which are in fact already installed.

Looks like your entire local pacman db was lost.

Edit: there are threads on how to recover it, but it is not nice...

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HINDYhat

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Registered: 2010-01-31

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Re: [SOLVED] Error after installing pacman-cage

There's a /var/lib/pacman.bak folder, which to the untrained eye seems to be a backup of sorts. Possibly helpful?

EDIT: I'm silly. Moving over the backup seems to have fixed everything.

EDIT2: I lied. Rebooting killed it again. Jeez.

Last edited by HINDYhat (2010-01-31 06:48:11)

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: [SOLVED] Error after installing pacman-cage

Did you remove "pacmandb" from your DAEMONS array?

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HINDYhat

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Registered: 2010-01-31

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Re: [SOLVED] Error after installing pacman-cage

Yes. Also, pacman-cage wasn't really removed, so I removed it again while pacman was still working, before I had rebooted.

Now, it seems that when I reboot, pacman gives the transient resolver failure for a couple times when I run pacman -Syu. After that, it runs fine.

EDIT: Clearly, a part of my brain is missing. Transient resolver failure only happens while my wireless isn't connected. Solved for good now. Thanks.

Last edited by HINDYhat (2010-01-31 07:13:49)