[solved] "pacman -Syu" hangs after "checking for file conflicts"

This is my third attempt. I let it run yesterday for 20 hours on the theory that maybe it was actually doing something. It always completes "checking for file conflicts" but never goes any further.
Does anyone have any suggestions how to get it to continue?
[ken@xxxxx ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra 1421.6 KiB 2.03M/s 00:01 [######################] 100%
community 1775.0 KiB 3.00M/s 00:01 [######################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (27): binutils-2.23-1 coreutils-8.20-1 cryptsetup-1.5.1-1
device-mapper-2.02.98-1 emacs-24.2-2 filesystem-2012.10-2
firefox-16.0.2-1 gcc-4.7.2-2 gcc-libs-4.7.2-2 glibc-2.16.0-5
hwids-20121022-1 imagemagick-6.8.0.3-1 libidn-1.25-1
libwbclient-3.6.9-1 linux-api-headers-3.6.3-1 lvm2-2.02.98-1
mkinitcpio-0.11.0-1 nspr-4.9.3-1 nss-3.14-1
nss-myhostname-0.3-3 smbclient-3.6.9-1 systemd-195-2
thunderbird-16.0.2-1 tzdata-2012h-1 util-linux-2.22.1-2
wget-1.14-2 xulrunner-16.0.2-1
Total Download Size: 47.80 MiB
Total Installed Size: 550.57 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 6.43 MiB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
libwbclient-3.6.9-1... 19.5 KiB 407K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
smbclient-3.6.9-1-x... 7.9 MiB 2.71M/s 00:03 [######################] 100%
thunderbird-16.0.2-... 17.1 MiB 2.92M/s 00:06 [######################] 100%
xulrunner-16.0.2-1-... 22.9 MiB 2.92M/s 00:08 [######################] 100%
(27/27) checking package integrity [######################] 100%
(27/27) loading package files [######################] 100%
(27/27) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100%
Last edited by KenJackson (2012-10-30 14:25:05)

Allan wrote:Can you run with --debug?
OK. That garnered an additional piece of info. Here's the end of the long output:
debug: searching for filesystem conflicts: wget
debug: searching for file conflicts: xulrunner
debug: searching for filesystem conflicts: xulrunner
checking available disk space...
debug: checking available disk space
Disk space? I think I have enough disk space.
[ken@xxxxx ~]$ df
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs 47G 11G 34G 25% /
dev 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /dev
run 2.0G 292K 2.0G 1% /run
/dev/sda3 47G 11G 34G 25% /
shm 2.0G 140K 2.0G 1% /dev/shm
/dev/sda1 99M 21M 74M 22% /boot
/dev/sda4 72G 1.9G 66G 3% /home
Is disk space really the problem? Or is that just where it hung?

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I don't see much disk activity after that and the pacman process uses no CPU time and the process status goes to D in `ps` (man ps says: D: Uninterruptible sleep (usually IO)).
Last edited by drrossum (2012-01-18 21:58:28)

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Total Installed Size: 3268,50 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 49,45 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages ...
linux-3.19.3-3-x86_64 55,5 MiB 244K/s 03:53 [#######################################################################] 100%
linux-headers-3.19.3-3-x86_64 6,2 MiB 290K/s 00:22 [#######################################################################] 100%
(354/354) checking keys in keyring [#######################################################################] 100%
(354/354) checking package integrity [#######################################################################] 100%
(354/354) loading package files [#######################################################################] 100%
(354/354) checking for file conflicts [#######################################################################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libvirt: /var/lib/libvirt/images exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libvirt: /var/lib/libvirt/images exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
I found it in Wiki bu I do not know what I need to do
[~]
[elrengo@xpsl421x]$ ls -l /var/lib/libvirt/images
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 49 dic 8 00:05 /var/lib/libvirt/images -> /home/elrengo/VirtualMachines/kvm/libvirt/images/
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by elrengo (2015-04-08 18:12:25)

ewaller wrote:What did pacman -Qo thePath/theFileNameInTheErrorMessage say? You need to Querry what package owns that conflicting file
FTFY.
Last edited by karol (2015-04-08 18:56:06)

[SOLVED] Pacman -Syu Warning and Error

I want to update my system, but the first weird thing I notice after pacman -Syu is this warning message:
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: util-linux will be installed before its udev dependency
And then, when checking for conflicts, pacman throws this about some existing Xorg files:
(100/100) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
xorg-xmessage: /usr/bin/xmessage exists in filesystem
xorg-xmessage: /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xmessage exists in filesystem
xorg-xmessage: /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/Xmessage-color exists in filesystem
xorg-xmessage: /usr/share/man/man1/xmessage.1.gz exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Is it safe to force the install with a pacman -Syuf? I prefer to ask for your advice before I end breaking something...
Last edited by isacdaavid (2012-03-25 17:49:24)

Thanks! All those files belonged to an orphan and now extinct package called xorg-apps.
pacman -Runs xorg-apps fixed the problem.

AnyConnect hangs when checking for required updates

Several of our customers require us to use Cisco AnyConnect to connect to their computers. I cannot connect to any of them because AnyConnect hangs when checking for required updates. If I start AnyConnect myself, it will eventually (after five minutes) tell me that it cannot connect to a server. If it is started from a web page, AnyConnect hangs forever.
In the past, this error has been random. If I try later, or the next day, it may work. Or it may not.
No customer has been able to give us any support on this issue.
Could you please give me some ideas on how to overcome this problem?
Thank you very much.

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Checking for files in a folder -- Wrong output

Hi guys,
I'm writing a simple program, I have to check for 6 files (hardcoded, they will never change) if they are in certain directories/paths.
The problem is, I think I have a problem in my IF statements, because it continueally returns false.
The paths are on networked drives, does that make a difference?
I'm rather stuck on this one, any help would be appreaciated.
(some paths/file names have been replaced by "xxxxxxxxx", for security)
* Checks for files in a directory, prints results.
* @author Mitchell
* @version 0.2
* @date 28 Jul '05
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.Object;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
public class FileCheck extends JFrame
    //declare filenames/paths, add more if needed.
    String fileName1 = "file it2_load.txt";
    String fileName2 = "mo_batch.txt";
    String fileName3 = "mo_bcp.txt";
    String fileName4 = "mo_load.txt";
    String fileNameX = "IT2_1000_yyyymmdd.txt";
    String fileNameY = "IT2_2000_yyyymmdd.txt";
    //declare directories to search
    String fileLocation1 = "\\\\xxxxxxxxx\\aus_bear\\Patrol";
    String fileLocation2 = "\\\\xxxxxxxxx\\nz_bear\\Patrol";
    String fileLocation3 = "\\\\xxxxxxxxx\\bear\\remote\\RTS";
    String fileLocation4 = "\\\\xxxxxxxxx\\bear\\remote\\RTS";
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    File fileNamesArray1[];
    File fileNamesArray2[];
    File fileNamesArray3[];
    File fileNamesArray4[];
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    File filePath1 = new File(fileLocation1);
    File filePath2 = new File(fileLocation2);
    File filePath3 = new File(fileLocation2);
    File filePath4 = new File(fileLocation2);
    //string buffer to store results
    StringBuffer results = new StringBuffer();
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    public FileCheck()
        //collects all filenames from pre-set path1
        fileNamesArray1 = filePath1.listFiles();
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                        +"\nTRUE = File does exist in folder."
                        +"\nFALSE = File does not exist in folder.\n\n");
        results.append(fileLocation1 + "\n");
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        for(int i=0; i < fileNamesArray1.length; i++)
                if( fileName1.equals(fileNamesArray1.toString()))
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else if( fileName2.equals(fileNamesArray1[i].toString()))
results.append("PATH1 >> " + fileNamesArray1[i] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray1[i].lastModified());
else if( fileName3.equals(fileNamesArray1[i].toString()))
results.append("PATH1 >> " + fileNamesArray1[i] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray1[i].lastModified());
else if( fileName4.equals(fileNamesArray1[i].toString()))
results.append("PATH1 >> " + fileNamesArray1[i] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray1[i].lastModified());
else
results.append("PATH1 >> " + fileNamesArray1[i] + " >> FALSE\n");
} //end for loop1
//collects all filenames from pre-set path2
fileNamesArray2 = filePath2.listFiles();
results.append("\n" + fileLocation2 + "\n");
//start for loop2 - check for pre-set filenames in path2
for(int j=0; j < fileNamesArray2.length; j++)
if( fileName2.equals(fileNamesArray2[j].toString()))
results.append("PATH2 >> " + fileNamesArray2[j] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray2[j].lastModified());
else if( fileName2.equals(fileNamesArray2[j].toString()))
results.append("PATH2 >> " + fileNamesArray2[j] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray2[j].lastModified());
else if( fileName3.equals(fileNamesArray1[j].toString()))
results.append("PATH2 >> " + fileNamesArray2[j] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray2[j].lastModified());
else if( fileName4.equals(fileNamesArray1[j].toString()))
results.append("PATH2 >> " + fileNamesArray2[j] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray2[j].lastModified());
else
results.append("PATH2 >> " + fileNamesArray2[j] + " >> FALSE\n");
} //end for loop2
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fileNamesArray3 = filePath3.listFiles();
results.append("\n" + fileLocation3 + "\n");
//start for loop3 - check for pre-set filenames in path1
for(int k=0; k < fileNamesArray3.length; k++)
if( fileNameX.equals(fileNamesArray3[k].toString()))
results.append("PATH3 >> " + fileNamesArray3[k] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray3[k].lastModified());
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results.append("PATH3 >> " + fileNamesArray3[k] + " >> FALSE\n");
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results.append("\n" + fileLocation4 + "\n");
//start for loop4 - check for pre-set filenames in path1
for(int l=0; l < fileNamesArray4.length; l++)
if( fileNameY.equals(fileNamesArray4[l].toString()))
results.append("PATH4 >> " + fileNamesArray4[l] + " >> TRUE\n" + fileNamesArray4[l].lastModified());
else
results.append("PATH4 >> " + fileNamesArray4[l] + " >> FALSE\n");
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JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea( results.toString() );
textArea.setEditable(false); //disables modification of results
Container container = getContentPane();
container.add( new JScrollPane( textArea ) );
setSize( 500, 500 ); // set window size
setVisible( true ); //allow visibility
//main
public static void main (String args[])
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You could try using the File.exists() method.
The paths are on networked drives, does that make a difference?Try the above on a local file and a networked file.
I'm writing a simple program, Actually a simple program would be something like:
File file = new File("xxx");
System.out.println(file.exists());No need to include all the code you posted.
http://www.physci.org/codes/sscce.jsp

Update to Firefox 3.6.17 hangs after Checking Compatibility of Java Console - I have sceenshot

Update to Firefox 3.6.17 hangs after Checking Compatibility of Java Console - I have a sceenshot

I promised a screenshot, but you did not provide a way to submit it with the original post!

After MobileMe Mail update june 18, email quits after checking for new mail

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Must I reset the iPod Touch to factory defaults and load it again? Then find out if it works ?

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Hi,
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[SOLVED] Weird question: pacman -Syu nothing to do for quite a while

Hi,
Perhaps this an odd question but I feel like for the past 2-3 weeks on two different computers "pacman -Syu" returns "x up to date" for all repos and "nothing to do" as the result. Could nothing really be upgradeable for this long? Can anyone else confirm this or has something gotten goofed? Is there a way to check actual versions with what I have to make sure things really are working properly? Even if nothing was upgradeable I can't remember the last time I saw core, extra, or community actually download without doing "pacman -Syyu". They alway say up to date and I'm thinking this just can't be correct...
What might help for me to post? I haven't changed anything in pacman.conf or pacman.d/mirrorlist...
Thanks,
John
Last edited by jwhendy (2010-09-02 14:20:53)

x33a wrote:
In the future, take a look here:
https://www.archlinux.de/?page=MirrorStatus
That's the link I keep losing. Bookmarking now...
@jwhendy can you change the subject to include the word [SOLVED], please?

[SOLVED] pacman -Syu issues for a newbie

Hi all,
After my very first installation of arch in my laptop, following the Beginners Guide, I tried to upgrade my system in order to continue installing wifi, gnome, etc...
after a Pacman -syy, followed by pacman -Syu, I got the following output:
:: Syncronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: bash will be installed before its glibc dependency
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: readline will be installed before its glibc dependency
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: ncurses will be installed before its glibc dependency
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: ipw3945: requires kernel26<2.6.26
after looking for something on the web, i found something like this in the URL http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56431 , but after deleting the /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm, I've got the same errors
How can I continue installing arch?
Thanks a lot,
Josep
Last edited by [email protected] (2008-12-22 10:22:47)

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=58297

[SOLVED] Pacman not working after updating.

While I'm trying to resolve issue "package-query: requires pacman<3.6", I did wrong that entering "pacman-key --init" right after upgrading pacman. Now it neither upgrade nor install programs.
pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.kernel.org : Could not resolve host: mirrors.kernel.org; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.yandex.ru : Could not resolve host: mirror.yandex.ru; Name or service not known
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.kernel.org : Could not resolve host: mirrors.kernel.org; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.yandex.ru : Could not resolve host: mirror.yandex.ru; Name or service not known
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.kernel.org : Could not resolve host: mirrors.kernel.org; Name or service not known
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.yandex.ru : Could not resolve host: mirror.yandex.ru; Name or service not known
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)
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/
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - -f %u > %o
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
# Misc options
#UseSyslog
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload
CheckSpace
#VerbosePkgLists
# PGP signature checking
# NOTE: None of this will work without running `pacman-key --init` first.
# The compiled in default is equivalent to the following line. This requires
# you to locally sign and trust packager keys using `pacman-key` for them to be
# considered valid.
#SigLevel = Optional TrustedOnly
# If you wish to check signatures but avoid local sign and trust issues, use
# the following line. This will treat any key imported into pacman's keyring as
# trusted.
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
# For now, off by default unless you read the above.
SigLevel = Never
# 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]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
#SigLevel = PackageOptional
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
#SigLevel = PackageOptional
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
Last edited by bilgee0629 (2012-02-06 13:34:40)

Gcool wrote:
Could you post the output of the following commands:
* ifconfig -a
* cat /etc/resolv.conf
* ping mirrors.kernel.org
* ping 8.8.8.8
* tail -50 /var/log/pacman.log
1)
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 metric 1
inet6 fe80::ea9a:8fff:fe63:6190 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether e8:9a:8f:63:61:90 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 6820 bytes 1956857 (1.8 MiB)
RX errors 48 dropped 1 overruns 0 frame 46
TX packets 3693 bytes 398312 (388.9 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 1 collisions 48
device interrupt 43
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 16436 metric 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 0 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 26 bytes 2052 (2.0 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 26 bytes 2052 (2.0 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
ppp0: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST> mtu 1492 metric 1
inet 49.0.145.198 netmask 255.255.255.255 destination 8.8.8.8
ppp txqueuelen 3 (Point-to-Point Protocol)
RX packets 3103 bytes 1539691 (1.4 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 3589 bytes 312371 (305.0 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
wlan0: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 metric 1
ether d0:df:9a:30:2d:8e txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
2)
nameserver 202.72.241.5
nameserver 203.34.37.3
3)
PING mirrors.us.kernel.org (149.20.4.71) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from mirrors2.kernel.org (149.20.4.71): icmp_req=1 ttl=53 time=241 ms
64 bytes from mirrors2.kernel.org (149.20.4.71): icmp_req=2 ttl=53 time=242 ms
64 bytes from mirrors2.kernel.org (149.20.4.71): icmp_req=3 ttl=53 time=242 ms
^C
--- mirrors.us.kernel.org ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 241.653/242.080/242.345/0.504 ms
4)
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=1 ttl=255 time=10.3 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=2 ttl=255 time=11.4 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=3 ttl=255 time=210 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=4 ttl=255 time=7.34 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=5 ttl=255 time=10.6 ms
^C
--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4005ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 7.349/50.062/210.542/80.252 ms
5)
[2012-02-06 17:58] Running 'pacman -Rdd package-query'
[2012-02-06 17:59] removed package-query (0.9-1)
[2012-02-06 17:59] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2012-02-06 17:59] synchronizing package lists
[2012-02-06 18:11] upgraded linux-api-headers (3.0.1-1 -> 3.1.6-1)
[2012-02-06 18:11] warning: /etc/locale.gen installed as /etc/locale.gen.pacnew
[2012-02-06 18:11] Generating locales...
[2012-02-06 18:11] en_US.UTF-8... done
[2012-02-06 18:11] en_US.ISO-8859-1... done
[2012-02-06 18:11] Generation complete.
[2012-02-06 18:11] upgraded glibc (2.14-6 -> 2.15-4)
[2012-02-06 18:11] upgraded libarchive (2.8.5-2 -> 3.0.3-3)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed pth (2.0.7-4)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed gnupg (1.4.12-1)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed libksba (1.2.0-1)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed libassuan (2.0.3-1)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed pinentry (0.8.1-3)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed dirmngr (1.1.0-3)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed gnupg2 (2.0.18-1)
[2012-02-06 18:11] installed gpgme (1.3.1-2)
[2012-02-06 18:11] >>> Run `pacman-key --init` to set up your pacman keyring.
[2012-02-06 18:11] upgraded pacman (3.5.4-4 -> 4.0.1-4)
[2012-02-06 18:12] Running 'pacman -S firefo'
[2012-02-06 18:13] Running 'pacman -S firefox'
[2012-02-06 18:13] Running 'pacman -S package-query'
[2012-02-06 18:13] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2012-02-06 18:13] synchronizing package lists

[SOLVED] pacman -Syu on 10/17/2012, systemd can't load kernel modules

Ok, I did a [pacman -Syu] on my laptop, and everything went well. So I decided to upgrade my PC as well, did a reboot and then couldn't ssh into it.
Had to access the machine, and found
# systemctl --failed
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB JOB DESCRIPTION
[email protected] loaded failed failed dhcpcd on eth0
httpd.service loaded failed failed Apache Web Server
systemd-modules-load.service loaded failed failed Load Kernel Modules
LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
JOB = Pending job for the unit.
3 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
so it failed to load kernel modules...
# systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service
systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:27:11 -0400; 45min ago
Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8)
man:modules-load.d(5)
Process: 102 ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
CGroup: name=systemd:/system/systemd-modules-load.service
Oct 17 18:27:11 MyHost systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules.
Warning: Journal has been rotated since unit was started. Log output is incomplete or unavailable.
... then I checked network devices
# ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
# ip addr show dev eth0
Device "eth0" does not exist.
... then the modules; and I saw that none appeared for the Ethernet...
# lspci -v | grep Ethernet -A8
00:07.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6c
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at fc00 [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable+ 64bit+
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
... whereas they did for other devices
# lspci -v | grep Kernel
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
I'm guessing it's probably something with the new image after the pgrade, but I don't know which module to load nor do I
understand why systemd isn't loading the modules when it was working stable enough to act as a headless server before. However, I've only been a week or so with systemd and might have overlooked something in the configs. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Please. I'm desperate.
Last edited by confusion-is-my-sedative (2012-10-26 21:30:01)

Yep, I got that far, and tried the same advice from a different user with a 'tee' command which did the same thing, but unfortunately the forcedeth module can't be loaded because its in a different directory than the 'uname -r' specification allows modprobe to search for. I posted my attempts here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1181940

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