Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Paul Stear <gentoo@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] emerge --sync failed
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:50:02
Message-Id: 200710281049.18446.gentoo@appjaws.plus.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] emerge --sync failed by Beso
1 On Saturday 27 October 2007, Beso wrote:
2 > probably the rsync has changed ip. try one of this servers:
3 > sync = rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage
4 > #sync = rsync://rsync3.it.gentoo.org/gentoo-sources
5 > #sync = http://www.die.unipd.it/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo-sources/
6 > #sync = http://mirror.ing.unibo.it/gentoo/
7 > the first is the official one, the others should be mirrors. a full
8 > list of rsync mirrors can be found somewhere on the gentoo site. just
9 > search for it. the problem with your method is that you don't pass
10 > through a dns server asking directly for an ip address and this could
11 > not work anymore when the site you're trying has changed ip. you'd have
12 > to get again the ip. if you want to use the ip address try searching
13 > the name with a ping or traceroute or in some dns site like in the
14 > opendns cache site.
15 >
16 > 2007/10/27, Paul Stear <gentoo@××××××××××××.com>:
17 > > On Saturday 27 October 2007, Kenneth Prugh wrote:
18 > > > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:43:03 +0100
19 > > >
20 > > > Paul Stear <gentoo@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
21 > > > > Hi all,
22 > > > > I'm sorry if this has been covered but I have had trouble with my
23 > > > > mail. I use the command eix-sync && emerge -auvtDN world &&
24 > > > > prelink -aqR to update my system. However, since Friday I am
25 > > > > getting the following output:-
26 > > > > * Removing old portage-cache in /var/cache/edb/dep ...
27 > > > > {ok ]
28 > > > > * Running emerge --sync ...
29 > > > > * Problems running time emerge --sync
30 > > > > [ !! ]
31 > > > > * emerge --sync failed
32 > > > >
33 > > > > Has anybody any ideas as to what is causing this and how to solve
34 > > > > it? Thanks
35 > > > > Paul
36 > > >
37 > > > Not sure, but does `emerge --sync` actually work? That would
38 > > > probably give a more detailed error than eix does.
39 > >
40 > > Hi, this is the error for emerge --sync:-
41 > >
42 > > >>> Starting retry 2 of 3 with rsync://64.127.121.98/gentoo-portage
43 > > >>> Checking server timestamp ...
44 > >
45 > > timed out
46 > > rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at
47 > > rsync.c(244) [receiver=2.6.9]
48 > >
49 > > >>> Retrying...
50 > > >>>
51 > > >>>
52 > > >>> Starting retry 3 of 3 with rsync://140.211.166.165/gentoo-portage
53 > > >>> Checking server timestamp ...
54 > >
55 > > timed out
56 > > rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at
57 > > rsync.c(244) [receiver=2.6.9]
58 > >
59 > > So it appears a time out problem. What should I do now?
60 > > Thanks
61 > > Paul
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66
67 Hi,
68 Thanks. I have used mirrorselect and updated make.conf and it now works.
69 Paul
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