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testdude281

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From: Vizag, India

Registered: 2011-03-04

Posts: 75

pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

Hi,

    when i tried to do a full upgrade, this is what i have got

[dilip@Zeus ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'testing.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'testing.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed to update testing (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community-testing.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'community-testing.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed to update community-testing (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in : Could not resolve host: mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in; Name or service not known
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)
[dilip@Zeus ~]$

i have changed mirrors 3 times but the problem remains. i had recently upgraded the mirrorlist yesterday, so i think the problem comes from that. i have successfully reinstalled it but it did not solve the problem.
is there a workaround? i dont want to download packages induvidually.

Last edited by testdude281 (2011-10-28 07:32:48)

/dev/zero

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2011-10-20

Posts: 1,247

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

Can you ping the mirror?
Do you use a proxy?
Can you show your pacman config and mirror files?

testdude281

Member

From: Vizag, India

Registered: 2011-03-04

Posts: 75

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

I can ping google but i cannot ping the mirror (or any mirror).

[dilip@Zeus ~]$ ping -c 3 ftp://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/
ping: unknown host ftp://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/
[dilip@Zeus ~]$ ping -c 3 http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/
ping: unknown host http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/

No, i dont use a proxy.

Pacman config

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives

#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir     = /
#DBPath      = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir    = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst   = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - -f %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll

# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg   =
#IgnoreGroup =

#NoUpgrade   =
#NoExtract   =

# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload
#CheckSpace

#
# REPOSITORIES
#   - can be defined here or included from another file
#   - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
#   - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
#   - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
#     have identical names, regardless of version number
#   - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
#   - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
#       [repo-name]
#       Server = ServerName
#       Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#

# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.

[testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

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

[community-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

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

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

This is the mirrorlist.

##
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 2011-08-16
##

## Any
#Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Australia
#Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Belarus
#Server = ftp://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Belgium
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/$repo/os/$arch

## Brazil
#Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/$arch

## Canada
#Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://less.cogeco.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://less.cogeco.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Chile
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.cl/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.netglobalis.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.netglobalis.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## China
#Server = http://mirrors.163.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror6.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Colombia
#Server = http://www.laqee.unal.edu.co/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Czech Republic
#Server = http://mirror.vpsfree.cz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Denmark
#Server = ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.klid.dk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Estonia
#Server = ftp://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Finland
#Server = ftp://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## France
#Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://miroir.ezvan.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.polymorf.fr/$repo/os/$arch

## Germany
#Server = http://archlinux.limun.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.de.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.de.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.devnu11.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.n-ix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.n-ix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Great Britain
#Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.positive-internet.com/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.positive-internet.com/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch

## Greece
#Server = ftp://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.otenet.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.otenet.gr/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Hungary
#Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## India
Server = ftp://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Ireland
#Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Israel
#Server = ftp://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Italy
#Server = http://mirrors.prometeus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Japan
#Server = ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Kazakhstan
#Server = ftp://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch

## Korea
#Server = ftp://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Latvia
#Server = http://archlinux.goodsoft.lv/$repo/os/$arch

## Luxembourg
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.root.lu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.root.lu/$repo/os/$arch

## Moldova
#Server = ftp://mirror.ihost.md/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ihost.md/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Netherlands
#Server = http://mirrors3.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## New Caledonia
#Server = ftp://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Norway
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.pvv.ntnu.no/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Poland
#Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Portugal
#Server = ftp://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Romania
#Server = ftp://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Russia
#Server = http://mirror.worldis.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## South Korea
#Server = ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
pacman-mirrorlist
## Spain
#Server = ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Sweden
#Server = http://mirrors4.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.portlane.com/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.portlane.com/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Switzerland
#Server = ftp://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch

## Taiwan
#Server = ftp://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Turkey
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Ukraine
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## United States
#Server = ftp://archlinux.supsec.org/pub/linux/arch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.supsec.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ece.vt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.ancl.hawaii.edu/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ancl.hawaii.edu/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors1.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors2.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.mocker.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.rutgers.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.lax1.thegcloud.com/arch//$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Uzbekistan
#Server = ftp://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,652

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

Two things.  First, you cannot ping the URL.  Don't try pinging http://whatever.com.  It won't work. 
Second, mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in seems to have gone Tango-Uniform.

ewaller@odin:~[1] 1009 %ping http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in       
ping: unknown host http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in
ewaller@odin:~[2] 1010 %ping mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in 
PING mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in (202.3.77.108) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 202.3.77.108 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable
From 202.3.77.108 icmp_seq=2 Destination Port Unreachable
^C
--- mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 received, +2 errors, 100% packet loss, time 10749ms

ewaller@odin:~[1] 1011 %ping archlinux.org        
PING archlinux.org (66.211.214.131) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from gudrun.archlinux.org (66.211.214.131): icmp_req=1 ttl=49 time=81.5 ms
64 bytes from gudrun.archlinux.org (66.211.214.131): icmp_req=2 ttl=49 time=77.9 ms
^C
--- archlinux.org ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 77.968/79.769/81.571/1.823 ms
ewaller@odin:~ 1012 %

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testdude281

Member

From: Vizag, India

Registered: 2011-03-04

Posts: 75

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

thnks for the suggestion. i have changed mirror again to one (mirror.rit.edu) which has been succesfully synced recently. But the problem STILL remains

[dilip@Zeus ~]$ ping -c 3 mirror.rit.edu
PING thwomp.rc.rit.edu (129.21.171.98) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from thwomp.rc.rit.edu (129.21.171.98): icmp_req=1 ttl=49 time=789 ms
64 bytes from thwomp.rc.rit.edu (129.21.171.98): icmp_req=2 ttl=49 time=949 ms
64 bytes from thwomp.rc.rit.edu (129.21.171.98): icmp_req=3 ttl=49 time=797 ms

--- thwomp.rc.rit.edu ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 4671ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 789.885/845.891/949.896/73.618 ms
[dilip@Zeus ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
Password: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'testing.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'testing.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed to update testing (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community-testing.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'community-testing.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed to update community-testing (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirror.rit.edu; Name or service not known
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)
[dilip@Zeus ~]$

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,652

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

What happens if  you wget it by hand?

ewaller@odin:~ 1017 %wget http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz
--2011-10-27 21:56:24--  http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz
Resolving mirror.rit.edu... 129.21.171.98
Connecting to mirror.rit.edu|129.21.171.98|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 65469 (64K) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: `core.db.tar.gz.1'

100%[========================================================================================================>] 65,469       178K/s   in 0.4s    

2011-10-27 21:56:24 (178 KB/s) - `core.db.tar.gz.1' saved [65469/65469]

ewaller@odin:~ 1018 %

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testdude281

Member

From: Vizag, India

Registered: 2011-03-04

Posts: 75

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

[dilip@Zeus ~]$ wget ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/core/os/x86/core.db.tar.gz
--2011-10-28 10:31:03--  ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/core/os/x86/core.db.tar.gz
           => `core.db.tar.gz'
Resolving mirror.rit.edu... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address `mirror.rit.edu'
[dilip@Zeus ~]$

Correction: The address should have been ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/core/os/ … .db.tar.gz. But it doesnt make any difference.

Last edited by testdude281 (2011-10-28 05:05:32)

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

Does the http mirror work?

testdude281

Member

From: Vizag, India

Registered: 2011-03-04

Posts: 75

Re: pacman not connecting to internet [Solved]

i just restarted the system and the problem just fixed itself. Marking as Solved.

i am pretty sure the http mirror wouldnt have made any difference.