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diglong

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Registered: 2009-03-28

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Pacman doesn't work. It times out

Hi:

I install arch linux on virtualBox, then I tried pacman -Sy, but it timed out at the end. I try to remove most of the URLs in mirrors, but it doesn't work.
Is there any idea?

Inxsible

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Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: Pacman doesn't work. It times out

is your host name that is set in rc.conf the same as the one in /etc/hosts ? If not, then that is your problem. A mismatch in hostnames will slow down the network along with a host of issues.

if they match, check your mirrors using rankimirrors. It needs python, so you will have to have that installed. It will tell you which are the faster mirrors for you. I don't think it should matter that you are running under virtualbox or otherwise, as long as you have configured the network correctly.

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-03-28 07:23:10)

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diglong

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Registered: 2009-03-28

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Re: Pacman doesn't work. It times out

Yes, they are mismatched. I change hostname to localhost in both cases. Running pacman -Sy still times out.
Plus there is no rankmirrors in  /usr/bin/rankmirrors (There is no python in my case)

Last edited by diglong (2009-03-28 08:18:26)