[Solved] pacman error: failed to update

kleskjr · 2013-03-17 12:16:09

Hi there,
I'm having an issue with pacman for a couple of months now. I'm not able to update from home, while everything works fine from my office. When I update from home I get this errors:

:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from ftp.swin.edu.au : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from ftp.swin.edu.au : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from ftp.swin.edu.au : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from ftp.swin.edu.au : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds
error: failed to update multilib (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)

(same output with any server I choose from the mirrorlist)

As most posts around suggested, I disabled ipv6, but nothing changes..

Any suggestions how can I use pacman again from home? Could it be Internet provider issue?
thanks

Last edited by kleskjr (2013-03-17 13:29:14)

Mr Green · 2013-03-17 12:19:00

Can you post the command you run to update please

kleskjr · 2013-03-17 12:21:03

sure its

pacman -Syyu

sdh · 2013-03-17 12:44:38

I get this error when my net connection stops working. Do you have proxy settings that pacman is not able to reach?

kleskjr · 2013-03-17 12:50:03

I have no proxy settings, it's a regular Wlan connection.

sdh · 2013-03-17 12:56:35

Alright. That what I have experinced, so got it out there

Mr Green · 2013-03-17 13:03:33

Only other thing is check that your mirrorlist is up to date...

falconindy · 2013-03-17 13:10:40

Why would the mirrorlist be relevant? His DNS resolution is timing out. I suggest changing resolvers in /etc/resolv.conf.

Mr Green · 2013-03-17 13:15:49

Ok https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Re … ookup_time

falconindy · 2013-03-17 13:20:25

Lowering the timeout would only make it timeout sooner... The wiki is giving terrible advice. Changing the resolvers to a reliable DNS like 8.8.8.8 or 4.2.2.1 might actually have a positive effect on the situation.

kleskjr · 2013-03-17 13:28:45

Mr Green wrote:

Ok https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Re … ookup_time

that did the trick,
Thanks!

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