Can not complete download of extra.db, community.db, etc

RyanMcCoskrie · 2011-07-18 04:36:28

Okay I'm trying to use pacman -Sy but I can only complete downloading core.db everything
after that goes something like this:

warning: resuming download of extra.db not possible; starting over
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.hosef.org.6K 12.7K/s 00:00:02 [###############################################---] 94%
warning: resuming download of extra.db not possible; starting over

and so on until I am out of mirrors. Is this the result of all of the mirrors being upgraded at once or a serious problem?

barzam · 2011-07-18 05:40:28

Have you tried forcing a database update with

# pacman -Syy

You shouldn't use the -Sy switch to install programs if that's what you're trying to do. Use instead:

# pacman -S foo

Also post your pacman.conf, the mirrorlist file and relevant logs if you want further help.

RyanMcCoskrie · 2011-07-18 06:10:41

I just tried now that I am at home (as opposed to using the WiFi at the Library) and it worked without a hitch. Odd though.

Yes I did try forcing it to refresh and no I wasn't trying to use the 'y' option to install packages. I would like to find out what was going wrong though.

Allan · 2011-07-18 06:44:33

It sounds like your connection was dropping all the time. The [core] repo database probably managed to download because it is much smaller than the [extra] and [community] ones.

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#1 2011-07-18 04:36:28

Can not complete download of extra.db, community.db, etc

#2 2011-07-18 05:40:28

Re: Can not complete download of extra.db, community.db, etc

#3 2011-07-18 06:10:41

Re: Can not complete download of extra.db, community.db, etc

#4 2011-07-18 06:44:33

Re: Can not complete download of extra.db, community.db, etc

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