Re: [gentoo-user] can't emerge anything, wrong files downloaded

[fei huang]

On Nov 10, 2007 4:47 PM, Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net> wrote:

>  fei huang wrote:
>
> <snip>
> tks for your reply.
>
> I've got enough space for the portage directory, and I think the point is
> why it downloaded a wrong file?
> while inspecting the output again, I suspect  that the downloaded file is
> probably a web page!
>
> >
> > >>> Downloading 'http://files.gentoo.org/distfiles/portage-2.1.3.19.patch.bz2
> > '
> > --15:47:01--  http://files.gentoo.org/distfiles/portage-2.1.3.19.patch.bz2
> >
> >            => `/usr/portage/distfiles/portage-2.1.3.19.patch.bz2'
> > Resolving files.gentoo.org... 218.83.175.155
> > Connecting to files.gentoo.org|218.83.175.155|:80... connected.
> > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> > Length: 543 [text/html]   <------
>
>
> I then rename it to be *.html and open it in web browser, the page shows:
> "wrong domain name", I tried to open
> "http://files.gento.org/distfiles/ " and got the same respond, however, my
> internet access is perfect, and it seems not possible that the site is
> down,  now  is this url valid? or just can't be accessed from my location,
> or just get down temporarily?
>
> please.. thanks a lot
>
> >
> >
> > Bye...
> >
> >        Dirk
> >
>
>
>
> Just a shot in the dark.  Have you tried selecting different mirrors?  If
> that doesn't help, could you try to download the file manually and copy it
> to distfiles?  If the first one works then I guess the mirror you have
> selected has a problem or there is a problem between you and the mirror.  If
> the first one doesn't work, maybe you have a problem with your network?   If
> the second one doesn't work, then you have something local wrong somewhere.
>
>
> Hope that helps.  Post back what happens.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)  :-)  :-)
>