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Honken

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Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 79

Can't select packages when performing FTP install

Hi

When trying to reinstall my system via a FTP install I get this odd error when I'm about to select packages for installation. The list transforms into this:
[*] Error: ^
[*] Expected ^
[*] Error: ^
[*] Expected ^
[*] Error: ^
[*] Expected ^
[*] Error: ^
[*] Expected ^

Any ideas?

Issh

Member

Registered: 2007-12-02

Posts: 58

Re: Can't select packages when performing FTP install

whats the output on TTY5 (penguinwithm4a1 btw )?

Last edited by Issh (2008-09-24 15:42:51)

Honken

Member

Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 79

Re: Can't select packages when performing FTP install

Figured as much with that avatar.

Uhhh, it says:
error: failed to synchronize core: Transient resolver failure
error: failed retrieving file '{package}' from {server} : Transient resolver failure

It repeats that for every package db it tries to download.

Issh

Member

Registered: 2007-12-02

Posts: 58

Re: Can't select packages when performing FTP install

go to a shell and check the output of ifconfig, also what mirror did you select?

Honken

Member

Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 79

Re: Can't select packages when performing FTP install

Just did, should have thought of that earlier haha. The IP-adress does not match my other IP-adresses given out by my router.

I use the ds.hj.se mirror.

Anyway, I'm on my laptop right now and it seems that my router didn't like my dock. Tried it without my dock and it gave out a correct IP. Thanks for the help.

Edit: Yeah, the installation works as usual now.

Last edited by Honken (2008-09-24 16:11:13)

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: Can't select packages when performing FTP install

delete /tmp/.pkgcategory or something like that and try selecting Install packages menu again.

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