Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

vytalelementz · 2008-10-12 19:06:54

I seem to have trouble upgrading and synchronizing the databases. I get this output when attempting 'pacman -Syu' and 'pacman -Syy':

:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed to update testing (unexpected system error)-----------------] 0%
error: failed to update core (unexpected system error)--------------------] 0%
error: failed to update extra (unexpected system error)-------------------] 0%
error: failed to update community (unexpected system error)---------------] 0%
archlinuxfr 25.0K 60.7K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
compiz-fusion 3.6K 26.0K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%

I have tried searching for a solution here but it seems that no one else is experiencing this issue (unless I over looked a post). I see nothing about this in the news section of the home page so it might not be a common issue.
This is what my pacman.conf file looks like:

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository 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
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst   = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u

# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg   =
#IgnoreGroup =

#NoUpgrade   =
#NoExtract   =

# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#NoPassiveFtp
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload

#
# 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
#   - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
#
# 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
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

[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/i686

[compiz-fusion]
Server = http://compiz.dreamz-box.de/i686

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

Is there a log file I can check to see what happened exactly or is there something that can be done for me to sync the databases again. Any help is appreciated.

Last edited by vytalelementz (2008-10-13 13:45:48)

pointone · 2008-10-12 19:15:06

Please check/post your /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.

vytalelementz · 2008-10-13 01:32:59

Here is my mirrorlist:

#
# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
#

# North America
# - United States
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://holmes.umflint.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.neotuli.net/arch/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.umoss.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Canada
Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/@carch 

# South America
# - Brazil
Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

# Europe
# - Austria
Server = ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Belgium
Server = ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Czech Republic
Server = ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/arch/$repo/os/i686
# - Estonia
Server = ftp://ftp.estpak.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - France
Server = ftp://mir1.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mir2.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Germany
Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/i686/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Great Britain
Server = http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/i686
# - Greece
Server = ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Hungary
Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Ireland
Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Italy
Server = ftp://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Netherlands
Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Norway
Server = http://arch.likbilen.com/$repo/os/@carch
# - Poland
Server = ftp://mirror.icis.pcz.pl/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://unix.net.pl/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Portugal
Server = ftp://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Romania
Server = ftp://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Russia
Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.freeside.ru/$repo/os/i686
# - Sweden
Server = ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/$repo/os/i686
# - Switzerland
Server = http://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/i686
# - Turkey
Server = http://server.elsistech.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Ukraine
Server = ftp://hell.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/i686

# Asia
# - Israel
Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Vietnam
# Domain name is ftp.indochinalinux.com but there are frequent DNS problems
Server = ftp://202.78.230.5/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

# Australia
Server = ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

vytalelementz · 2008-10-13 13:38:05

Any suggestions? There has to be a reason why all of a sudden I can't update package databases. It was working fine.

vytalelementz · 2008-10-13 13:43:13

You know what? Nevermind...I just uncommented the line "#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686" in my mirrorlist file and it is working again. That was strange because I was getting protocol errors when this wasn't commented out. I guess pacman likes that mirror again. woo hoo. Thanks anyways.

***update***
I actually commented the mirrors down to 'Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/$repo/os/i686' and it seems to work better than the previous ones. I'm going to stick with this mirror for a bit.

Last edited by vytalelementz (2008-10-16 13:35:38)

michaelks · 2009-04-14 17:24:56

Same thing here, for some reason a new mirror list was generated recently with everything commented, so i couldn't update. I unchecked a few mirrors and am back in business.

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#1 2008-10-12 19:06:54

Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

#2 2008-10-12 19:15:06

Re: Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

#3 2008-10-13 01:32:59

Re: Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

#4 2008-10-13 13:38:05

Re: Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

#5 2008-10-13 13:43:13

Re: Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

#6 2009-04-14 17:24:56

Re: Can not upgrade. "unexpected system error" [SOLVED]

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