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Ryzol

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Registered: 2007-09-05

Posts: 9

pacman won't synchronize

So it's a fresh install from the current iso. I can ping the servers fine but when I try something like pacman -Syy I get this error message:

error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from someserver : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to synchronize core: File unavailable e.g., file not found, no access) 
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from someserver : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to synchronize extra: File unavailable e.g., file not found, no access) 
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from someserver : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to synchronize community: File unavailable e.g., file not found, no access) 
error: failed to synchronize any databases

I've tried a variety of servers and it's the same problem for all of them.

The only similar problem I could find is something about pacman not working if the mirror has a trailing slash, but mine don't have them. Ideas?

toofishes

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From: Chicago, IL

Registered: 2006-06-06

Posts: 602

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Re: pacman won't synchronize

Post or pastebin your pacman.conf please?

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: pacman won't synchronize

Did you update the mirrorlist file under /etc/pacman.d to point to a mirror nearest your location?

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Ryzol

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Registered: 2007-09-05

Posts: 9

Re: pacman won't synchronize

Did you update the mirrorlist file under /etc/pacman.d to point to a mirror nearest your location?

Yes.

Anyways pacman.conf (I left out the comments and some spaces):

[options]
HoldPkg = pacman glibc

[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist