[solved] pacman can't acces repositories, but my web browser does

Question

Hi,
there is a strange problem. Today I tried a pacman -Syu to update, but pacman can't acces my repositories. Gives me errors of
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.archlinux.ro : No address record
I tried different mirrors, change the protocol from ftp to http, but without result. The strange think is that I can access those repositories with my web browser, so I think that it is pacman or python problem.
My last entries in pacman's log are
[2011-04-09 15:51] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2011-04-09 15:51] synchronizing package lists
[2011-04-09 15:51] starting full system upgrade
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded audacious-plugins (2.4.4-2 -> 2.4.4-3)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded libgpg-error (1.9-2 -> 1.9-3)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded libgcrypt (1.4.6-1 -> 1.4.6-2)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded gnutls (2.10.5-1 -> 2.12.2-1)
[2011-04-09 15:52] warning: /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc installed as /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc.pacnew
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded kdebase-workspace (4.6.2-1 -> 4.6.2-2)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded xproto (7.0.20-1 -> 7.0.21-1)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded libx11 (1.4.3-1 -> 1.4.3-2)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded pycups (1.9.54-1 -> 1.9.55-1)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded taglib (1.6.3-1 -> 1.7-1)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded xdg-utils (1.1.0rc1-1 -> 1.1.0rc1-2)
[2011-04-09 15:52] upgraded xextproto (7.1.2-1 -> 7.2.0-1)
[2011-04-09 16:16] Running 'pacman -S k3b'
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed libdiscid (0.2.2-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed libmusicbrainz3 (3.0.3-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed kdemultimedia-kioslave (4.6.2-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed openjpeg (1.3-3)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed ffmpeg (20110330-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed libao (1.1.0-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed cdrdao (1.2.3-5)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed cdrkit (1.1.11-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] installed k3b (2.0.2-1)
[2011-04-09 16:17] Running 'pacman -S dvd+rw-tools'
[2011-04-09 16:20] installed dvd+rw-tools (7.1-2)
After this, it stopped working - I mean I can't download a thing with pacman, no updates, no packages.
Last edited by inp3dance (2011-05-04 22:37:00)

Answer 1

pacman -Syu --debug output:
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.conf
debug: config: new section 'options'
debug: config: HoldPkg: pacman
debug: config: HoldPkg: glibc
debug: config: SyncFirst: pacman
debug: config: Architecture: i686
debug: config: new section 'core'
debug: registering sync database 'core'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 65: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/core/os/i686
debug: setlibpaths() called
debug: option 'cachedir' = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'extra'
debug: registering sync database 'extra'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 68: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/extra/os/i686
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'community'
debug: registering sync database 'community'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 74: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/community/os/i686
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'archlinuxfr'
debug: registering sync database 'archlinuxfr'
debug: adding new server URL to database 'archlinuxfr': http://repo.archlinux.fr/i686
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.conf
:: Synchronizing package databases...
debug: database path for tree local set to /var/lib/pacman/local/
debug: local database version 2
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'core.db' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: ftp_proxy: (null)
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.archlinux.ro : No address record
debug: failed to sync db: No address record
error: failed to update core (No address record)
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'extra.db' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: ftp_proxy: (null)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.archlinux.ro : No address record
debug: failed to sync db: No address record
error: failed to update extra (No address record)
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'community.db' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: ftp_proxy: (null)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.archlinux.ro : No address record
debug: failed to sync db: No address record
error: failed to update community (No address record)
debug: destfile found, using mtime only
debug: using 'archlinuxfr.db' for download progress
debug: HTTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: http_proxy: (null)
debug: FTP_PROXY: (null)
debug: ftp_proxy: (null)
error: failed retrieving file 'archlinuxfr.db' from repo.archlinux.fr : No address record
debug: failed to sync db: No address record
error: failed to update archlinuxfr (No address record)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
debug: unregistering database 'local'
debug: unregistering database 'core'
debug: unregistering database 'extra'
debug: unregistering database 'community'
debug: unregistering database 'archlinuxfr'
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 $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch
My mirrorlist is the default one, I have enabled only one mirror at a time, be it the Hungarian one or one of the Romanian mirrors, depending in which country I am.