[SOLVED] Pacman failed retrieving file 'core.db' after removing KDE

Hey, I had to remove KDE and foolishly used the -Rsc flag. Now, trying to update yields:
[root@Gal-PC2 gal]# pacman -Sy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.isoc.org.il : Resolving timed out after 10524 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.us.leaseweb.net : Resolving timed out after 10523 milliseconds
I tryed using the -Sy and -Syy flags to update the database, and made sure I am not using ipv6. I think the -Rsc flag might deleted an importent package. I can connect to the net, and I can acess mirrors using http and I can ping the mirrors. The error persists on a large number of mirrors. Any help will be appriciated.
Last edited by Greenstuff (2015-02-08 20:49:24)

Sorry, will do!
The debug printed a lot of the first errors, so I cut them. This is what pacman --Syu --debug show:
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://mirror.lnx.sk/pub/linux/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://mirrors.mithril.org.ua/linux/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/linux/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://repo.ukdw.ac.id/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: adding new server URL to database 'multilib': [url]http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/ArchLinux/multilib/os/x86_64[/url]
debug: config: new section '(null)'
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.conf
:: Synchronizing package databases...
debug: url: [url]http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db[/url]
debug: maxsize: 26214400
debug: using time condition: 1422991262
debug: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db.part (wb)
debug: curl returned error 28 from transfer
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.isoc.org.il : Resolving timed out after 10523 milliseconds
debug: url: [url]http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db[/url]
debug: maxsize: 26214400
debug: using time condition: 1422991262
debug: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db.part (wb)
EDIT: SOLVED!
Ok, so I did indeed disable ipv6 as I promised, but turns out I put in the GRUB kernel line "ipv6.disable_ipv6=1". Upon re-reading the wiki, turns out this means ipv6 is disabled but tunnels with ipv6 may be opened by programs. I changed to "ipv6.disable=1" and pacman updates away! I hope others will find this usefull. Be careful!
Last edited by Greenstuff (2015-02-08 20:52:45)

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[solved] pacman cannot retrieve core.db

I get the following errors when I try updating via pacman:
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error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rutgers.edu : Connection time-out
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1 106k 1 1117 0 0 73 0 0:24:51 0:00:15 0:24:36 16671
curl: (23) Failed writing body (0 != 1117)
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[eric@blackmesa etc]$ cat 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
#GPGDir = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
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## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
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#Server = ftp://www2.itti.ifce.edu.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www2.itti.ifce.edu.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Bulgaria
#Server = ftp://archlinux.igor.onlinedirect.bg/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.igor.onlinedirect.bg/$repo/os/$arch
## Canada
#Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://mirror.netglobalis.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://mirrors.163.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://mirror.lzu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://mirror.vpsfree.cz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#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
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#Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://archlinux.polymorf.fr/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://artfiles.org/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
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#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.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/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
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#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
## Indonesia
#Server = http://repo.ukdw.ac.id/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 = http://ftp.tsukuba.wide.ad.jp/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#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
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#Server = ftp://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.neolabs.kz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.neolabs.kz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://archlinux.goodsoft.lv/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.root.lu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.root.lu/$repo/os/$arch
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#Server = http://arch.linux.net.mk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
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#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://arch.ping.uio.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://arch.ping.uio.no/$repo/os/$arch
#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://mirror.chmuri.net/archmirror/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.chmuri.net/archmirror/$repo/os/$arch
#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
## Slovakia
#Server = ftp://mirror.lnx.sk/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.lnx.sk/pub/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 = http://mirrors.rutgers.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#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://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 = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.gigenet.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.liquidweb.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://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
## Uzbekistan
#Server = ftp://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
[eric@blackmesa pacman.d]$
I tried removing core.db from /var/lib/pacman/sync/ and I changed SigLevel to Never in pacman.conf. I've tried other keyservers, and I've tried different mirrors. I'm not sure what to do from this point. I need pacman to continue building my system, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Last edited by mukti (2012-02-27 16:54:47)

falconindy wrote:Sounds like this bug.
Thanks! I disabled IPv6, and everything works now.

Cannot sync pacman; error: failed retrieving file, No address record

Hello,
As a heads up, I'm trying not to repost
I've searched the forums but found nothing, I'll keep looking. I've read the front page news about the mirrorlist and tried using the old mirrorlist file. I've been on #archlinux on IRC. Nothing yet.
Here is an example of what I see:
root@dungeon pacman.d # pacman -Sy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinux.org : No address record
error: failed to update core (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinux.org : No address record
error: failed to update extra (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinux.org : No address record
error: failed to update community (No address record)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
I've commented out all but one of the servers in the mirrorlost file to shorten the output.
Any ideas?

Snowman wrote:You are trying to fetch non-official dbs which are not on the Arch Linux mirrors. Are you using Chakra? Post your pacman.conf
no I am using normal Arch, and it was working fine until i updated on tuseday. I am using "yaourt -Syu --aur" to update.
My actual pacman.conf is (changed automaticly to this within unsuccesfull update yesterday):
# /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 - %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
# 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.
[core-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[desktop]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[desktop-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[platform-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[apps]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[apps-testing]
#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
NOW I tried the saved pacman.conf (wich worked fine for months) wich is like this
# /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 %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
# 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
# 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 $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
## Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
## Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
#ArchAudio
# tried and tested packages
[archaudio-stable]
Server = http://repos.archaudio.org/stable/x86_64
#ArchAudio
# these are..for testing?
[archaudio-testing]
Server = http://repos.archaudio.org/testing/x86_64
#ArchAudio
# for your pleasure
[archaudio-experimental]
Server = http://repos.archaudio.org/experimental/x86_64
and tried to update with it using pacman, wich doesn't succed also:
[studio@myhost ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
Senha:
erro: O mirror ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch contém a variável $arch, mas não possui arquitetura definida.
erro: O mirror ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch contém a variável $arch, mas não possui arquitetura definida.
erro: O mirror ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch contém a variável $arch, mas não possui arquitetura definida.
:: Sincronizando a base de dados de pacotes...
erro: falha ao atualizar core (nenhum servidor configurado para o repositório)
erro: falha ao atualizar extra (nenhum servidor configurado para o repositório)
erro: falha ao atualizar community (nenhum servidor configurado para o repositório)
archaudio-stable está atualizado
archaudio-testing está atualizado
archaudio-experimental está atualizado
:: Iniciando atualização do sistema...
atenção: bristol: local (0.60.5-1) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.40.8-1)
atenção: fil-plugins: local (0.3.0-4) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.3.0-3)
atenção: guitarix: local (0.11.0-1) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.06.0-1)
atenção: kernel26rt: local (2.6.33.7_rt29-1) é mais novo que archaudio-stable (2.6.31_rt10-4)
atenção: lash: local (0.6.0~rc2-3) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.6.0~rc2-1)
atenção: ll-plugins: local (0.2.1-4) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.2.1-3)
atenção: lv2-c++-tools: local (1.0.3-1) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (1.0.2-1)
atenção: lv2vocoder: local (1-4) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (1-3)
atenção: rakarrack: local (0.5.8-1) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.4.2-1)
atenção: rev-plugins: local (0.3.1-3) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (0.3.1-2)
atenção: swh-lv2: local (1.0.15-3) é mais novo que archaudio-testing (1.0.15-2)
não há nada a fazer
[studio@myhost ~]$
!!!all messages are in portuguese but I think it is possible to understand them, if not i will translate
EDIT:
OK, I undestand the last problem and I changed my mirrolist from
# 2010-08-11 23:15
# generated by reflector
# ranked by rankmirrors
Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.limun.org/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
to
# 2010-08-11 23:15
# generated by reflector
# ranked by rankmirrors
Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://archlinux.limun.org/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
and now it's working again
but I don't understand how this all happened
AND: how can I force reflector to output a correct mirrorlist for 64bit?
Last edited by capoeira (2010-08-12 15:18:15)

IPV6 issues during the installation? "error: failed retrieving file"

Hi!
I currently try to install Arch on my Notebook using the Newbie Guide from the German Arch Wiki. Everything seemed to work fine until I got to the point of installing the base system using
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel wpa_supplicant
. The downloading process fails and returns about the same error message for every mirror:
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from MIRRORNAME : Resolving timed out after XY milliseconds
I already tried to use different mirrors, but none of them worked. I tried to reach them on another machine via the browser and could access them, so they're definitly up. It therefore could be my internet connection, but I'm connected via an ethernet cable and can ping e.g. google.com or archlinux.org without any problems. I looked up the issue on different forums and almost everyone said that it's an issue caused by ipv6; I tried different workarounds, but none of them worked since most of them were used on an Arch system that was already installed but had problems with pacman. Due to the fact that I'm encountering this problem on a CD that I try to install Arch with, most of the files I'm supposed to edit to disable ipv6 aren't there (yet?) - and the other workarounds just didn't work. I really want to install Arch on my system, but can't continue with the installation when pacman can't reach the mirrors.
I therefore need your help to solve this; like I said, it's probably an issue with ipv6, but I just can't find out how to disable it on my installation medium (I burned the archlinux-2014.11.01-dual.iso on it, if that matters).
Last edited by Nex (2014-11-15 15:05:06)

run ping6 -c 4 google.com and post the output.
alss post the output of :
ip addr
ip route -4
ip route -6
Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2014-11-15 16:37:13)

[Solved]Pacman fails to connect to server in Arch Virtual Machine

Hi
I've just installed arch 2008.06 in VMWare Workstation 6.04 on Vista Business x64. The setup all went fine and i am now logged into my system, but Pacman refuses to connect to anything. i have tried Bridged networking and NAT to no avail. whenever i run 'pacman -Syy' i get the message
"error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.archlinux.org : File unavailable (e.g.,file not found, no access)"
followed by the same message for each mirror in my mirrorlist, and then again for 'extra.db.tar.gz' and 'community.db.tar.gz', and then 'failed to synchronise any databases' at the end.
I have tried pinging google, as well as several of the arch mirrors and they all work fine. wget also seems to work fine, it's just pacman that's not working.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Last edited by henrypootel (2008-09-12 01:53:56)

That's what i thought too so i switched off the Vista firewall and still no luck. I am behind a hardware firewall here at work, but it shouldn't be blocking FTP traffic. i use FTP in windows all the time.
Just tried downloading a file using wget and it worked fine.
Last edited by henrypootel (2008-09-11 03:45:29)

Pacman - error: failed retrieving file

Hi.
I just installed Arch on my new laptop but when I first got to the stage where you need to use pacman for the first time, I got this error:
error: failed retrieving file
for all the mirrors I have uncommented in my /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist with reasons like "Not found", "File unavailable" or "Service not available".
I've tried several mirrors (all french mirrors and some others) but I got the feeling that it's more coming from my computer.
I first got this error when I tried to install Xorg, but it's the same when I try with someting else (I tried Firefox for instance). Some packages are downloaded but some aren't and so, I can't install anything.
I've checked my internet connexion which seems to work since I have 0% loss when I ping something.
I've also tried pacman -Syy but it didn't fix it.
So, I'm asking for your help, since I never had any problem at this stage of the installation before.
And by the way, I'm running on a VAIO laptop with Arch x86_64 installed via network an I used DHCP during the install.
Thanks

I don't think so, since I added nothing after installing. Unless there is a firewall in the hardware (I don't know anything about that). My computer is a Vaio VGN-SR and this morning, I was able to install both cpudyn and acpid on the first try.
And I installed Arch before with the same internet connexion and there was no problem so it must be the computer.

[Solved] "Failed retrieving file"

Just thought I would share my experience with this, since I didn't happen to find this particular solution on the forum.
For a week I was getting Pacman error messages "failed retrieving file" when trying to install some packages (like mplayer), though I was able to install other packages.
Pacman was returning the same error from multiple mirrors.
But after running the rankmirrors script as described in the "beginners' guide" in the Arch Wiki, I'm able to install the packages.
Maybe this is obvious to more experienced users. As a new user, I very much appreciate all the detailed info on the Arch Wiki, and the forums.
Thanks all!

Thanks a lot ;-]
It was just that what I was looking for =þ

Intermittent pacman errors failed retrieving file

I got most of the way through the Beginners' Guide, but at the part where it has me upgrade the system using pacman I run into trouble. It can't always download the packages. Sometimes it works fine, but many of them return errors before they finish downloading. I always says some variation of "error: failed retrieving file '<filename>' from <mirror> : <reason>" Then it will attempt to finish downloading from another mirror. At the end of the whole thing it says that errors occurred and no packages were upgraded. It doesn't seem to matter what I put in mirrorlist. I've tried the rankmirrors script, Reflector, and picking some that look good from the mirror status page. I can ping the mirrors, so I know that works. my host name is the same in /etc/hosts and /etc/rc.conf. I've looked through the wiki and the forum and haven't found anything that works. I might have missed something, but I've been working on it all day.
If you need me to post any more information let me know.
Thanks,
ProNate

itsbrad212 wrote:
Sometimes, refreshing the mirrors with:
pacman -Sy
may resolve some of those errors.
EDIT: Scratch that above suggestion. You could possibly try using one trusted mirror (as stated below). For me, http://archlinux.unixheads.org seems to work quite well, so maybe use that.
I'd recommended only having one selected mirror in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist. Although that is most likely unrelated to the issue at hand.
If I just use that mirror it fails to synchronize any databases.

[Solved] Pacman fails to get packages http 403 or 404 error

Hi,
I'm not sure if I should raise this as a bug or not, or indeed if I am doing something fundamentally wrong...
Pacman tells me there are updates to do, but:
Using the mirror "mirrors.manchester.m247.com" I get a 404 error
Using the mirror "http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch" I get a 403 error
example:
# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date 0.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] 0%
community is up to date 0.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] 0%
multilib is up to date 0.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] 0%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (9) ca-certificates-mozilla-3.18-3 dhcpcd-6.8.1-1 gnupg-2.1.2-3 iptables-1.4.21-3 p11-kit-0.23.1-2 procps-ng-3.3.10-2 sudo-1.8.13-1 which-2.21-1 whois-5.2.7-1
Total Download Size: 0.03 MiB
Total Installed Size: 21.35 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 4.34 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages ...
error: failed retrieving file 'whois-5.2.7-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors.manchester.m247.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
warning: failed to retrieve some files
error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
any ideas?
[edited to add solved tag to title]
Last edited by flangemonkey (2015-04-01 15:29:18)

Hi flangemonkey,
that mirror was not synced yet when you did the upgrade (the last sync ended today at 10:54 UTC, about 17 mitues after you posted on this borad). It should be ok now, just try to redo the update. Next time, you may want to check first the status of the mirrors https://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status
edit: typo
Last edited by mauritiusdadd (2015-04-01 11:06:10)

Pacman failed retrieving *.pkg.tar.xz

I recently discovered that my system was not upgrading because pacman was looking in repositories with older versions of files.
I added this to /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Server = http://archlinux.org/$repo/os/x86_64
Pacman needed upgrading
So I upgraded pacman from 3.3.x to 3.5.4 and updated the database as instructed
Now I sync'd with pacman -Sy
It gave errors about not being able to find core.db and other .db files but appeared to sync the repositories anyways
Now I started seeing lots of packages that needed upgrading, including pacman
So I upgraded with pacman -Su and every file gave an error like the following line but then appeared to download
error: failed retrieving file 'man-db-2.6.0.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from archlinux.org : Not Found
I searched all around but haven't seen anything definitive about these kinds of errors
One suggestion I saw was that this is connected to the pacman database version change
Does anyone know why those errors are happening and how can I fix it?
This is my conf file
# /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 - %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload
#[testing]
## Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
## Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
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/i686

You should also use a mirror that actually exists; http://archlinux.org/$repo/os/x86_64 is not correct.

Error: failed retrieving file

everytime I try to download a file from pacman or yaourt, I get this:
error: failed retrieving file 'whateverfileimdownloading.tar.gz' from mirrors.gigenet.com : Not Found
I'm trying to install mathmap in gimp 2.6, but I this happens and mathmap doesn't seem to install:
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
error: failed retrieving file 'gtksourceview-1.8.5-3-i686.pkg.tar.gz' from mirrors.gigenet.com : Not Found
gtksourceview-1.8.5... 553.3K 985.9K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
:: Retrieving packages from community...
error: failed retrieving file 'gimp-mathmap-1.2.4-4.pkg.tar.gz' from mirrors.gigenet.com : Not Found
gimp-mathmap-1.2.4-4 221.4K 788.9K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
checking package integrity...
(2/2) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
(1/2) installing gtksourceview [#####################] 100%
(2/2) installing gimp-mathmap [#####################] 100%
/sbin/ldconfig: file /opt/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.3.8 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig: file /opt/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig: file /opt/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig: file /opt/qt/lib/libqt-mt.so.3.3 is truncated

I think, you should change the server
(open the file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist with i.e. nano and put # infront of Server = http://mirrors.gigenet.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686 and remove the # infront of another server)
On http://mirrors.gigenet.com/, there is no (more?) a directory for arch.
Last edited by ZaQ (2010-01-18 18:47:08)

[SOLVED]pacman fails to install mtpaint

[me@mypc ~]$ sudo pacman -S mtpaint
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (3): giflib-4.1.6-4 openjpeg-1.3-3 mtpaint-3.31-4
Total Download Size: 0.86 MB
Total Installed Size: 2.61 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
giflib-4.1.6-4-x86_64 85.0K 533.6K/s 00:00:00 [###################################################################################################################################################################] 100%
error: failed retrieving file 'openjpeg-1.3-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from mirror.lividpenguin.com : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
warning: failed to retrieve some files from extra
error: failed to commit transaction (File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access))
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
[me@mypc ~]$
I have tried changing mirrors but it doesn't help
Last edited by dameunmate (2011-09-25 21:56:23)

You must use pacman -Syy when changing mirrors. openjpeg is at version 1.4-1. You should not expect to find openjpeg 1.3-3 anywhere.

Error: failed tetrieving file 'core.db'

I'm trying to install Arch on a VM and after I do a
pacstrap -i /mnt base
I get
error: failed tetrieving file 'core.db' from archlinux.cu.be : Resolving timed out after 10520 milliseconds
and it's the same for all the other mirrors.
I tried to Google an answer for no avail. Any hint?
Thanks

bbao5 wrote:
In that thread the solution is:
I added a ipv6.disable=1 to the boot parameters and a noipv6rs to the /etc/dhcpcd file, and everything turned ou to work ok!
But I don't know how it's possible to boot with parameters a live CD.
Press [Tab] on the Live CD menu to edit the selected boot options, and then add 'ipv6.disable=1' (with no quotes) to the end of the line that appears.
bbao5 wrote:
I tried booting with
-ipv6.disable=1
but I don't know how I'm supposed to add a "noipv6rs" to the /etc/dhcpcd file"...
Give an
echo "noipv6rs" >> /etc/dhcpcd.conf
from the live cd. Mind the double redirection (>>), a single one will overwrite the whole file.
Alternatively, you can give a
echo "noipv6rs" | tee -a /etc/dhcpcd.conf
Mind the '-a' (--add) option.
You'll have to do this again for the new installation, otherwise you'll have the same problem.
Last edited by fkol-k4 (2013-12-26 20:42:29)

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