Failed to start Refresh Pacman mirrorlist with Reflector

enid · 2022-08-21 18:32:48

Hello guys, I'm trying to install Arch on an old PC (which does not support UEFI) and I ran into a problem with reflector.

The whole context is that I installed Arch on a VM (using UEFI, which went perfectly) before trying on the real computer (yes, I shoud have tried the non-UEFI in a VM before as well). When I finished installing the non-UEFI (already with the bootable pendrive disconnected, after rebooting it), my GRUB did not boot up. I searched about it and loaded the kernel on GRUB and was able to boot up Arch. Apparently, it didn't start NetworkManager automatically (even though I enabled it using systemctl before). I tried to connect to the wifi using the same method as the ISO (iwctl), I found out it didn't work, so I panicked and thought I could use "ip link set wlan0 up" and then try to proceed after that (yes, I know I should've searched more about it before trying it in a moment of panic). After doing that, I decided it would be better if I just started the whole installation again, so I turned off the PC, turned it on again and deleted the partitions to start again.

The problem began after I connected to the wifi (and tested the connection by pinging a server) and used "timedatectl set-ntp true" , which kept returning me "Failed to start Refresh Pacman mirrorlist with Reflector", in an infinite loop. I checked systemctl and it said reflector was enabled but the process had "(code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)". I tried to restart it but got the same error and also tried using copy to RAM, but it didn't work as well. I think the ip command might have caused the problem somehow. I also checked journalctl but I still have no clue on what to do, I searched it everywhere and couldn't find a solution to it. Can someone point me to the right direction?

Sorry for the long text, and thanks in advance!

seth · 2022-08-21 19:36:42

so I turned off the PC, turned it on again and deleted the partitions to start again.

Ie. the entire fairy tale of the 1st paragraph is moot…

"timedatectl set-ntp true" , which kept returning me "Failed to start Refresh Pacman mirrorlist with Reflector", in an infinite loop.

timedatectl will rather not cause a reflector loop

I think the ip command might have caused the problem somehow.

The one before the re-installation? Even more unlikely.

I also checked journalctl but I still have no clue on what to do, I searched it everywhere and couldn't find a solution to it.

What?

sudo journactl -b > /tmp/journal.txt

and upload that file.
Also post the outputs of

ip a; ip r
find /etc/systemd -type l -exec test -f {} \; -print | awk -F'/' '{ printf ("%-40s | %s\n", $(NF-0), $(NF-1)) }' | sort -f

for a more directed inquiry.

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#1 2022-08-21 18:32:48

Failed to start Refresh Pacman mirrorlist with Reflector

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Re: Failed to start Refresh Pacman mirrorlist with Reflector

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