Seem to be in mirror and pacman hell

Question

Hi,
    reinstalled arch, with 5/1/12 core 32 bit disk with KDE4 but despite enabling an Australian mirror could only get  [core remote  extra remote community remote] at first for the install.
However now this has all disappeared since upgrading and pacman seems broken plus the mirrorlist seems kaput also.
I wonder if anyone has any idea what to do or is it a reinstall again.
Here are the files and terminal comments  but no luck figuring this out to fix this.
Regards
El Zorro
[root@myhost ]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed to update core (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.aarnet.edu.au : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to update extra (File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access))
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.aarnet.edu.au : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed to update community (File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access))
error: failed to synchronize any databases
[root@myhost]#
root@myhost ]# pacman -Syu (aarnnet repo # hashed)
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed to update core (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update extra (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update community (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
[root@myhost ]#
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# Mirror selected during installation
Server = [url]ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arc[/url]
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 2011-10-26
## Any
#Server = [url]ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
## Australia
#Server = [url]ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]ftp://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]http://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
etc-- etc--- etc
## Uzbekistan
#Server = [url]ftp://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
#Server = [url]http://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch[/url]
/etc/pacman.conf
# /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
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - -f %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload
#CheckSpace
# 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
# - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
# 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.
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include 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]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
Moderator:  Added code blocks.  This is what had been requested, edit this post to see how it is done -- ewaller
Last edited by elzorro (2012-01-09 12:02:54)

Answer 1

FYI karol
Voila!
Regardz
El Zorro
karol wrote:elzorro, please post the whole mirrorlist using [ code ] tags.
# Mirror selected during installation
Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 2011-10-26
## Any
#Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Australia
Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Belarus
#Server = ftp://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Belgium
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/$repo/os/$arch
## Brazil
#Server = ftp://ftp.bitwave.com.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.bitwave.com.br/downloads/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://www2.itti.ifce.edu.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www2.itti.ifce.edu.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## 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 = ftp://less.cogeco.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://less.cogeco.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Chile
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.cl/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.netglobalis.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.netglobalis.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## China
#Server = http://mirrors.163.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror6.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.lzu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.lzu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.stuhome.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.stuhome.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Colombia
#Server = http://www.laqee.unal.edu.co/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Czech Republic
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.dkm.cz/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.dkm.cz/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.vpsfree.cz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Denmark
#Server = ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.klid.dk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Estonia
#Server = ftp://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Finland
#Server = ftp://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## France
#Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://miroir.ezvan.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.polymorf.fr/$repo/os/$arch
## Germany
#Server = http://archlinux.limun.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.devnu11.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.de.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.de.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.n-ix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.n-ix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://arch.mirrors.tuxdroid.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://arch.mirrors.tuxdroid.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Great Britain
#Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.cinosure.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.cinosure.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch
## Greece
#Server = ftp://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.otenet.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.otenet.gr/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Hungary
#Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
## India
#Server = ftp://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Ireland
#Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
## Israel
#Server = ftp://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Italy
#Server = http://mirrors.prometeus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Japan
#Server = ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Kazakhstan
#Server = ftp://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
## Korea
#Server = ftp://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Latvia
#Server = http://archlinux.goodsoft.lv/$repo/os/$arch
## Luxembourg
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.root.lu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.root.lu/$repo/os/$arch
## Macedonia
#Server = http://arch.linux.net.mk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Moldova
#Server = ftp://mirror.ihost.md/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ihost.md/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Netherlands
#Server = ftp://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## New Caledonia
#Server = ftp://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Norway
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.pvv.ntnu.no/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Poland
#Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
## Portugal
#Server = ftp://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Romania
#Server = ftp://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
## Russia
#Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Singapore
#Server = ftp://ftp.oss.eznetsols.org/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## South Korea
#Server = ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Spain
#Server = ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Sweden
#Server = ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.portlane.com/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.portlane.com/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Switzerland
#Server = ftp://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch
## Taiwan
#Server = ftp://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Turkey
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Ukraine
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.mithril.org.ua/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.mithril.org.ua/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## United States
#Server = ftp://archlinux.supsec.org/pub/linux/arch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.supsec.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://cosmos.cites.illinois.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://cosmos.cites.illinois.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ece.vt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.ancl.hawaii.edu/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ancl.hawaii.edu/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.us.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.gigenet.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.mocker.org/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://mirrors.rutgers.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.lax1.thegcloud.com/arch//$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Last edited by elzorro (2012-01-09 12:35:18)