Pacman -Syu strange problem

Colossus · 2005-12-22 07:56:48

Hi,

[root@Paradise gt]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing [################] 100% 22K 11.4K/s 00:00:02
error: could not cwd to /pub/archlinux/current/os/i686/: 550 Failed to change directory.

error: could not cwd to /pub/linux/mirror/ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/archlinux/current/os/i686/: 550 /pub/linux/mirror/ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/archlinux/current/os/i686/: No such file or directory.

:: current is up to date
error: could not cwd to /pub/archlinux/extra/os/i686/: 550 Failed to change directory.

error: could not cwd to /pub/linux/mirror/ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686/: 550 /pub/linux/mirror/ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686/: No such file or directory.

error: cannot connect to ftp.tu-chemnitz.de
extra [################] 100% 226K 95.2K/s 00:00:02
:: unstable is up to date
:: gdm-2.6.0.9-2: ignoring package upgrade (2.8.0.7-1)
:: kernel26-2.6.11.10-1: ignoring package upgrade (2.6.13.4-3)
error: cannot resolve dependencies for "xorg":
"ttf-bitstream-vera" is not in the package set

and it stops here. How can I get rid of this error and update my system ?

Thank you,

Moo-Crumpus · 2005-12-22 08:53:27

Try to use the hosteurope server. Chemnitz' server is crap.

Colossus · 2005-12-22 08:57:24

Thanks,

T-Dawg · 2005-12-22 11:45:50

just keep moving a server up on the list until you get one that works.

Colossus · 2005-12-22 11:59:08

Penguin wrote:

just keep moving a server up on the list until you get one that works.

Could you please tell me which server do you use ?

Thank you,

T-Dawg · 2005-12-22 12:11:29

It depends on your location. Theres a script called sortmirrors which is supposed to adjust your mirrors according to speed but it seems to be giving people problems mainly due to a bug in netselect. Be carefull with it and back up your lists, people have complained it wiping them out completely.
I wrote a python version of this a while ago using the average response time from 6 pings to sort the list. You can try that if you like, it wont overwrite any config files. Just append .sorted to your Include lines in /etc/pacman.conf.
http://infiditus.homelinux.org/arch/misc/sortmirrors.py

jakob · 2005-12-22 12:11:29

hmm, i used the Chemnitz-Server for the last 4 weeks and hat not any problem with them, but now when i do a psyu it prohibits me from connecting to it though i did not even in my dreams touch my pacman.conf

here is the error, seems as if they have a problem, lets wait some days and use other servers instead

227 Entering Passive Mode (134,109,132,34,236,68)
connect: Connection refused
HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 345
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:08:57 GMT
Server: lighttpd/1.4.8

sudman1 · 2005-12-22 12:28:13

It sounds to me like some of Arch's mirrors are either changing their directory structure or stopped mirroring...

Colossus · 2005-12-22 12:31:34

hellwoofa wrote:

lets wait some days and use other servers instead

In the meantime which server (even if slow) can be used ? ftp.archlinux.org ??

Moo-Crumpus · 2005-12-22 12:52:56

Please try to have the Server ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/ in the first line, Colossus. Der geht bei mir ohne Beanstandung.

Colossus · 2005-12-22 13:01:19

I did it but now I have:
[root@Paradise Xarchiver-0.4]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
failed to synchronize testing
current [################] 100% 47K 11.3K/s 00:00:04
failed to synchronize extra
:: unstable is up to date
:: gdm-2.6.0.9-2: ignoring package upgrade (2.8.0.7-1)
:: kernel26-2.6.11.10-1: ignoring package upgrade (2.6.14.4-2)
:: Above packages will be skipped. To manually upgrade use 'pacman -S <pkg>'

error: nss-mdns conflicts with mdnsresponder

[root@Paradise Xarchiver-0.4]#

Boh !

T-Dawg · 2005-12-22 14:12:23

MOVE THE SERVERS UP ON THE LIST UNTIL YOU GET NO ERRORS. If you still have trouble try using the wget method by uncommenting it in /etc/pacman.conf.

:: kernel26-2.6.11.10-1: ignoring package upgrade (2.6.14.4-2)

you'll want to upgrade that to at least 2.6.12 if you want to use hwdetect (auto load modules in /etc/rc.conf).

Colossus · 2005-12-22 14:27:39

Penguin wrote:

MOVE THE SERVERS UP ON THE LIST UNTIL YOU GET NO ERRORS.

Be calm man ! What kind of method is that to move the server up until I get no errors ? Is there an official repository ? Why can't I use it instead of "playing" with server list ?

T-Dawg · 2005-12-22 14:30:08

because some of the mirrors don't work or are out of date. Thats why you need to use something to sort the mirrors or just experiment by moving them up on the list until you find a good one.

Colossus · 2005-12-22 14:33:29

Penguin wrote:

because some of the mirrors don't work or are out of date. Thats why you need to use something to sort the mirrors or just experiment by moving them up on the list until you find a good one.

I understand the matter of the outdated mirrors, but what about the official repository, it should work !

jakob · 2005-12-22 17:34:44

the official server is ftp://ftp.archlinux.org right

But as I see, hosteurope is quite fast, too, so i will use that from now on

Thx for this german server!

JGC · 2006-01-09 09:12:44

ftp://schoolbak.dyndns.org/pub/archlinux/

Use that one if you're in Europe. It is synchronized every 2 hours and is hosted on a 100Mbit surfnet line (though we seem to be capped at 3MB/s or so )

Moo-Crumpus · 2006-01-09 20:04:09

it hase no community mirror, but a gnome one? and archlinux 0.8? shrug.

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