[SOLVED] (sort of) What is wrong with all these mirrors?

Axanon · 2010-07-08 14:11:27

I have not been able to connect to my normal repo (mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca), so I used the link on the main page to create a mirrorlist and got this list, I uncommented all the servers and ran rankmirror (see below):

# cat mirrorlist.orig

#
# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
# Generated on 2010-07-08
#

# Canada
Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.twilightlair.net/arch/$repo/os/$arch

# United States
Server = http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.linuxfreedom.com/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.umflint.edu/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.umoss.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

Results for rankmirror:

# rankmirrors -v -n 5 mirrorlist.orig

# Server list generated by rankmirrors on 2010-07-08
#
# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
# Generated on 2010-07-08
#
# Canada
# ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... timeout
# http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... timeout
# ftp://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirror.twilightlair.net/arch/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# United States
# http://mirror.ams.sunysb.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://archlinux.linuxfreedom.com/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://archlinux.umflint.edu/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirror.umoss.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

1.) Why is it listing mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca if it times out?
2.) Why are all the other mirrors in US/Canada unreachable?

Last edited by Axanon (2010-07-10 03:14:08)

Inxsible · 2010-07-08 14:19:16

Its listing them so that you know it checked them, but they are all commented. The first available mirror for you is

Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

which is strange because that's the one that timed out.

Give them some time maybe and see if they work after a couple of hours.

Last edited by Inxsible (2010-07-08 14:21:13)

karol · 2010-07-08 15:01:21

I've read somewhere that rankmirrors are %$#%#$ now

Edit: here it is: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=100488

Last edited by karol (2010-07-08 15:03:00)

hokasch · 2010-07-08 15:02:36

The "unreachable" stuff is a bug in rankmirrors, see here. It is fixed in git already, and should work again with next pacman update.

P.S.: You can still use it by search&replace $arch with your architecture:

# Server list generated by rankmirrors on 2010-07-08
#old format
# ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64 ... 3.968
# http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64 ... 1.035
# with $arch
# ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable
# http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch ... unreachable

Last edited by hokasch (2010-07-08 15:05:36)

Inxsible · 2010-07-08 16:14:45

I tend not to use rankmirrors. I just rely on the basic fact that the nearer you are to the mirror, the better it will be assuming that they all have the same bandwidth. Having said that, most edu mirrors always have good bandwidths. So I always have 4-5 edu mirrors of the nearest universities.

Snakeye · 2010-07-08 17:41:25

In the Op's case it is the mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca. I have the same problem now and have had problems with it in the past. Their last update was on tuesday and before tues it was down a week.

https://www.archlinux.de/?page=MirrorSt … y;sort=asc

Anyone know a decent mirror close to BC?

Nevermind, just found a couple with low ping and did the rankmirror.

Last edited by Snakeye (2010-07-08 18:01:04)

Axanon · 2010-07-10 03:15:04

I like the waterloo site a lot, it's only about a 1/2 hour drive from here.. I get excellent download speeds.

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#1 2010-07-08 14:11:27

[SOLVED] (sort of) What is wrong with all these mirrors?

#2 2010-07-08 14:19:16

Re: [SOLVED] (sort of) What is wrong with all these mirrors?

#3 2010-07-08 15:01:21

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#4 2010-07-08 15:02:36

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#5 2010-07-08 16:14:45

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#6 2010-07-08 17:41:25

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