FTP install, Don`t pacnic, unable to downlaod packages.txt

Hello everyone.
I am trying to install Archlinux using FTP install from the last 'don`t panic' CD, but the installer is unable to download the file 'packages.txt' from any of the servers. I tryed to update pacman and to install again, but I got the same error again. What can I do to solve the problem. I just formated the hard drive and now I am using links from install CD to post the topic.
Regards.

Thank you, byte.
I have no more CDs now I will have to wait till tomorrow. So it will and it is not possible to install arch using older CD`s, is that true. Or the problem is in me. I wanted to tune the base packages, not much, but I wanted to fill the power . As far as I know, that is not possible in the newest release of the install CD, and the setup is installing all the base packages, is that true again.
Regards.

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