pacman - error: failed to synchronize any databases

Guanta · 2008-04-10 23:56:06

Hi,

So, I don't use Arch very often, well I use it often, but I don't update it regularly. So when I wanted to make a System Update. I got this massege. After that I installed the new pacman version manually. But still the same Problem.

pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.easynews.com : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.hosteurope.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp5.gwdg.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.uni-bayreuth.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinuxppc.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.tu-chemnitz.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.uni-kl.de : No address record
error: failed to synchronize core: No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp.hosteurope.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp5.gwdg.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp.uni-bayreuth.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinuxppc.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp.tu-chemnitz.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp.uni-kl.de : No address record
error: failed to synchronize extra: No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.hosteurope.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp5.gwdg.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.uni-bayreuth.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinuxppc.org : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.tu-chemnitz.de : No address record
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.uni-kl.de : No address record
error: failed to synchronize community: No address record
error: failed to synchronize any databases

My internet works fine. I can ping the mirrors. And my pacman.conf is the original one. I only added these two lines:

NoUpgrade = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow
NoUpgrade = etc/fstab

I really have no idea now any more. Perhaps it's really easy and I just don't get it.
Help me plz!

tigrmesh · 2008-04-11 03:16:17

Pacman changed recently. Instead of having a separate mirror file for each repo, there is just one. Your pacman.conf is trying to update the old way, which doesn't work any more.

You probably have a file in /etc named pacman.conf.pacnew. Copy any changes you made (options or special repos you've added) from your pacman.conf to pacman.conf.pacnew, then rename that file pacman.conf. That should fix it.

jb · 2008-04-11 05:16:59

Here's some links to the latest pacman and its dependencies. Download them and do a pacman -U lib* then a pacman -U pacman-3.1.4-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz

pacman
libarchive
libdownload

Oh and be sure to copy over the new repo listings from the .pacnew to pacman.conf

Guanta · 2008-04-11 14:04:53

ok, sorry. I described it perhaps wrong. I already did all these. I have the new pacman.conf. I only added the two lines. And I already installed the new versions of pacman, libarchive and libdownload. But still the same... Do I have to configure something else?

tigrmesh · 2008-04-12 01:13:33

Please post your pacman.conf.

Do you have a file named mirrorlist in /etc/pacman.d?

Guanta · 2008-04-12 02:55:40

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman manpage for option 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
NoUpgrade = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow
NoUpgrade = etc/fstab
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#
# 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
#
# 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.
#
# Testing is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two 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]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.arch … re/os/i686
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# Unstable is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines. You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[unstable]
#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

And yes I have a mirrorlist in /etc/pacman.d

brebs · 2008-04-12 03:13:01

Guanta wrote:

No address record

Only similar thread is this one.

$ nslookup ftp.hosteurope.de | grep Addr
Address: 80.237.136.138

NoUpgrade must be ONE single, long line.

tigrmesh · 2008-04-12 03:34:59

@brebs - I have NoUpgrade on more than one line (just like Guanta's) and it works fine.

brebs · 2008-04-12 03:43:45

Hmm. Either pacman's behaviour has changed in the last few months, or your first NoUpgrade's entries are covered by entries in pkgbuilds anyway, or I'm wrong

Guanta · 2008-04-12 03:46:06

if I uncomment the NoUpgrade lines it doesn't change anything, also if I comment in the other lines (but this shouldn't change anything...)

nslookup ftp.hosteurope.de | grep Addr
Address: 192.168.0.1#53
Address: 80.237.136.138

Seems to be correct.

Last edited by Guanta (2008-04-12 03:55:40)

brebs · 2008-04-12 03:55:19

See if wget works manually:

wget ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/community/os/i686/855resolution-0.4-5.pkg.tar.gz

Guanta · 2008-04-12 03:56:33

jep, works fine. So I have to sleep some hours (here it is 6am)...

Last edited by Guanta (2008-04-12 03:59:35)

Guanta · 2008-04-19 21:38:49

Hoi,

does nobody has another idea?
I don't want to install arch completely new...

Peace,
Guanta

mapr · 2008-06-29 17:06:25

Bit old, but.... From this http://lists.scratchbox.org/pipermail/s … 00906.html figured out that:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Avahi
and the part:
"hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4"
caused wget not to function in my case... Back to the "files dns" and works again for me.

And after checking forums:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=38237
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=47724

Last edited by mapr (2008-06-29 17:06:57)

ferrelas · 2008-07-15 15:36:31

I have almost exactly the same problem. The only difference is that I do pacman.static -Sy -r /mnt/newarch, I don't have the 'no update' lines in the config file (the rest of it is exactly the same tho), and I only get the error for 'communnity.db.tar.gz'. I'm following the install from existing linux guide to install from the System Rescue cd (live cd), since the regular install cd doesn't boot. I already have the 'files dns' stuff in the file, wget works properly, and I can ping the servers, what to do now?

heleos · 2008-07-15 16:10:37

Is it because you aren't using an absolute path? Try the directories with a / in front of them?

ferrelas · 2008-07-15 16:40:25

And where am I using non-absolute paths? "/mnt/newarch" seems absolute to me.

heleos · 2008-07-15 18:22:21

ferrelas wrote:

And where am I using non-absolute paths? "/mnt/newarch" seems absolute to me.

I was addressing the OT

NoUpgrade = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow
NoUpgrade = etc/fstab

Last edited by heleos (2008-07-15 18:23:23)

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