It seems mirrorselect has chosen br0ken mirros. Try removing GENTOO_MIRRORS from /etc/make.conf and running the emerge again. Using the default mirror should be slower , yet correct. If it is too slow for you , you may look at http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml and set a mirror manually.
As for the next guy... I suggest you file a bug , reporting mirrors X,Y,Z are br0ken so that they are removed from the mirror list mirrorselect uses. On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 11:39 -0500, Stephen More wrote: > Resolving ftp6.uni-erlangen.de... failed: Host not found. > Resolving vlaai.snt.ipv6.utwente.nl... failed: Host not found. > Resolving chod.cwru.edu... 129.22.21.15 > Connecting to chod.cwru.edu[129.22.21.15]:21... connected. > Logging in as anonymous ... > Error in server greeting. > >>> Downloading > ftp://mirror.gentoo.ru/pub/mirror/gentoo/distfiles/db-4.1.25.tar.gz > --09:33:29-- > ftp://mirror.gentoo.ru/pub/mirror/gentoo/distfiles/db-4.1.25.tar.gz > => `/usr/portage/distfiles/db-4.1.25.tar.gz' > Resolving mirror.gentoo.ru... 213.248.55.87 > Connecting to mirror.gentoo.ru[213.248.55.87]:21... connected. > Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! > ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. > ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/mirror/gentoo/distfiles ... > No such directory `pub/mirror/gentoo/distfiles'. > >>> Downloading http://www.sleepycat.com/update/snapshot/db-4.1.25.tar.gz > --09:33:32-- http://www.sleepycat.com/update/snapshot/db-4.1.25.tar.gz > => `/usr/portage/distfiles/db-4.1.25.tar.gz' > Resolving www.sleepycat.com... 209.235.255.184 > Connecting to www.sleepycat.com[209.235.255.184]:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found > 09:33:32 ERROR 404: Not Found. > > !!! Couldn't download db-4.1.25.tar.gz. Aborting. > > !!! Fetch for /usr/portage/sys-libs/db/db-4.1.25_p1-r4.ebuild failed, > continuing... > > > I downloaded portage-20050112.tar.bz2 and I used emerge --sync > per http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 > > Yes, I am using the 2004.3 LiveCD > > I did execute mirrorselect and this is what it picked: > > GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp6.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo > ftp://vlaai.snt.ipv6.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo/ > ftp://chod.cwru.edu/ > gentoo ftp://mirror.gentoo.ru/pub/mirror/gentoo/"; > > > Manually downloading will fix this problem for me, but how can we fix > this problem for the next guy ? > > > -Thanks > Steve More > > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:34:22 +0200, Ivan Yosifov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why does it fail ( connection error ? , not found on server ? ) ? Are > > you using the portage snapshot from the LiveCD , or have you downloaded > > the current tree with emerge --sync ? Which LiveCD are you using > > ( 2004.3 ? ) ? > > Are you using some sort of local mirror for downloading sources ? > > > > On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 09:39 -0500, Stephen More wrote: > > > I have heard some good things about gentoo so I am giving it a try. > > > I started off with a stage 1 install and have made it to stage2. > > > > > > I have been trying to get the following to work: > > > emerge --fetchonly system > > > > > > It complains about: > > > > > > Couldn't download db-4.1.25.tar.gz. Aborting. > > > Couldn't download shadow-4.0.5.tar.bz2. Aborting. > > > > > > I have been trying for the past few days, but it is not getting any > > > farther. > > > > > > Where do I go from here ? ( Besides using a stage 3 install :-) > > > > > > -Thanks > > > Steve More > > > > > > -- > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Ivan Yosifov. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
