[solved] I can't update after installing

pepe · 2010-03-12 11:29:28

Hello, Congratulation for your forum
I have installed Archlinux successfully, but when i reboot, and i log on, Using the command:pacman -Syu , no server has been found, impossible to connect, something like this.
Have i done anything wrong when i was installing ?
I have got Dynamic Ip
Thanks in advance.

Last edited by pepe (2010-03-13 17:11:59)

wonder · 2010-03-12 11:32:16

uncomment a server from /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

n0dix · 2010-03-12 12:18:10

You can use rankmirrors to get the mirror that give you more efficiency ( bandwidth speaking ).

pepe · 2010-03-12 12:42:14

wonder wrote:

uncomment a server from /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Thanks for your reply, i have already uncommented some servers in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, but there is no way to update, i have read the wiki and followed everything, still no chance. Should be the problem related with DNS's?

pepe · 2010-03-12 12:45:11

n0dix wrote:

You can use rankmirrors to get the mirror that give you more efficiency ( bandwidth speaking ).

I have used mirror from france, according to some friends is the more efficient for us here in spain. Unfortunately no way.

evr · 2010-03-12 13:27:14

are you sure that you're actually connected to the internet at all?

pepe · 2010-03-12 13:56:08

evr wrote:

are you sure that you're actually connected to the internet at all?

I am sure about that, because i ve got two computer, from the other computer i am connected.

I am wondering if i have configured correctly this file /etc/rc.conf for Ip dynamic

I have it this way in networking

/etc/rc.conf

eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)

evr · 2010-03-12 14:05:09

that should be correct. what happens when you "ping google.com"?

Moose9999 · 2010-03-12 22:29:45

As long as pinging google works (yay google!!!) try as root

pacman -Syy

with at least one ftp server uncommented from mirrorlist. In my experience using the ftp servers when doing all the install stuff goes a lot faster. after you sync the databases try

pacman -Su

still as root. If you still have problems syncing with the repos and/or have problems with google run

ifconfig

and see if an ip address is listed under eth0. It should look something like this:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:12:3F:9B:6F:7C  
          inet addr:192.168.2.2  Bcast:192.168.2.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::212:3fff:fe9b:6f7c/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1492  Metric:1
          RX packets:2569 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2071 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:1641502 (1.5 Mb)  TX bytes:286825 (280.1 Kb)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:200 (200.0 b)  TX bytes:200 (200.0 b)

if not run dhcpcd which should give you output like this:

[moose@theDarkside ~]$ sudo dhcpcd
dhcpcd: version 5.2.1 starting
dhcpcd: eth0: rebinding lease of 192.168.2.2
dhcpcd: eth0: acknowledged 192.168.2.2 from 192.168.2.1
dhcpcd: eth0: leased 192.168.2.2 for infinity
dhcpcd: eth0: MTU set to 1492
dhcpcd: forking to background
[moose@theDarkside ~]$

Keep in mind in my case the output of dhcpcd is a little different since it was already running. You should see a message that it started, something about eth0, and that dhcpcd is forking to the background. If at this point you still don't have a connection run

ifconfig eth0 up

which should take care of it. This is all in the wiki but I just wanted to list the steps in this order to try and help out and just in case you internet isn't working.

--moose

Last edited by Moose9999 (2010-03-12 22:32:03)

pepe · 2010-03-13 07:35:19

Thanks a lot to all of you,
I have reinstalled Archlinux, and i have updated:D. Besides this, i installed Gnome, but i don't like it, isit possible to remove gnome and to install kdemod?
Thanks in advance

ZaQ · 2010-03-13 10:43:13

pacman -Runsc gnome

tomk · 2010-03-13 11:12:35

pepe - please read some of the documentation provided in the wiki. As you are asking quite simple questions, I would recommend the Beginners' Guide.

pepe · 2010-03-13 11:17:16

tomk wrote:

pepe - please read some of the documentation provided in the wiki. As you are asking quite simple questions, I would recommend the Beginners' Guide.

Sorry to bother you, i promise l 'am going to read the Beginners' Guide deeply.
Thanks for your help

n0dix · 2010-03-13 13:57:19

I think the problem is Solved? @pepe can you add the Solved to the title?

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