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h4l0

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Registered: 2007-12-17

Posts: 2

pacman error: failed retrieving file

I am working through the Arch beginners guide and pacman -S xorg downloads some files and then produces:

error: failed retrieving file 'libxfont-1.3.1-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinux.org : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'xorg-server-1.4.0.90-3-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinux.org : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'libxfont-1.3.1-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.nethat.com : Not logged in
error: failed retrieving file 'xorg-server-1.4.0.90-3-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.nethat.com : Not logged in
error: failed retrieving file 'libxfont-1.3.1-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from locke.suu.edu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'xorg-server-1.4.0.90-3-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from locke.suu.edu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'libxfont-1.3.1-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from mirrors.unixheads.org : Network is unreachable
error: failed retrieving file 'xorg-server-1.4.0.90-3-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from mirrors.unixheads.org : Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'libxfont-1.3.1-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu : Service not available, closing control connection

How do I fix this?

Nick

underpenguin

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Registered: 2007-02-01

Posts: 116

Re: pacman error: failed retrieving file

If you just installed Arch and it was a recent install disk, check out the problem I had today and see if my soln. helps:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42523

Last edited by underpenguin (2008-01-19 03:34:40)

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,581

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Re: pacman error: failed retrieving file

Do a "pacman -Sy xorg". That will update your package database.  We now have newer versions available and the old ones removed. 

Also, please edit you /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist file so that ftp.archlinux.org is either commented out or not the first server.  It reduces the amount of bandwidth the distro has to pay for if you use other mirrors.

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h4l0

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Registered: 2007-12-17

Posts: 2

Re: pacman error: failed retrieving file

Thanks

I thought I already changed mirrorlist but in the end I didn't.  Works now.

jacko

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Registered: 2007-11-23

Posts: 840

Re: pacman error: failed retrieving file

the problem is the server, nethat is no good. use another mirror or delete nethat mirror from the mirrorlist file.