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Afnarel

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Registered: 2008-10-23

Posts: 2

Re: FTP x64 Install - Error at Selecting Packages

Hi.
I have the very same problem.

I'm quite positive this is no dhcp problem : it is normal that dhcp fails since dhcpcd is already running. Switch to another VC (Alt+F2 for example) and enter "killall dhcpcd". Then, enter "dhcpcd eth0" (where eth0 is your network interface of course). Now, press Alt+F1 to switch back to the installation setup and retry setting dhcp. It should work fine.

I can't understand why this happens though since I installed Archlinux without any problem yesterday...

If this can help (though it would surprise me because it has no relation with the problem) :
It was a new laptop. I have installed ubuntu (beeeeh ! ^^) several times and Archlinux once in the three days after I received it. Then I have repartitioned (and formatted) my hard drive. I have reinstalled ubuntu an put grub on ubuntu's partition. I have installed GAG. That's the only things I've done so did you do one of those things too ?

Last edited by Afnarel (2008-10-23 13:14:49)

Afnarel

Member

Registered: 2008-10-23

Posts: 2

Re: FTP x64 Install - Error at Selecting Packages

Hey guys !!!

It just worked while I was editing my previous post !
In fact, my ethernet cable wasn't properly pluged in...
So this problem probably happens when there is no network...

(Sorry for double-posting but this might be the solution so I prefer to write it in another post)

RockerMONO

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Registered: 2008-11-06

Posts: 2

Re: FTP x64 Install - Error at Selecting Packages

I've had this issue too
I tried all of the answers i've seen here (besides the /tmp/ one)
What I did was:
- boot arch livecd
- run a CD install (not http/ftp)
- install as normal, select packages available from the CD that you need/want
- reboot into your system
- pacman -Syu
- wait 5 years =P

that should be it, my system worked after that

now off to get wifi working

Hannd

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From: Tenerife - Spain

Registered: 2008-11-29

Posts: 12

Re: FTP x64 Install - Error at Selecting Packages

I had this error now and I think I found the solution:

-killall dhcpcd
-ifconfig eth0 down
-ifconfig eth0 up
-dhcpcd eth0
-rm /tmp/.pkgcategory
-An "Select packages" again.

It worked for me.

Greetings.