Blackarch.db failed to download

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 14:38

I am facing an error while updating
this is what I’m getting:

sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases…
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
chaotic-aur 1242.4 KiB 53.9 KiB/s 00:23 [------------------------------------] 100%
blackarch.db failed to download
error: failed retrieving file ‘blackarch.db’ from mirrors.fossho.st : The requested URL returned error: 503
error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files)

what is the error and how can I fix this ?

Naman · 5 July 2021 14:41

regularCoder · 5 July 2021 14:52

Probably try running the

upd

alias command to update ur mirrors.

On a second though 503 HTTP error means that "server is not ready to handle the request". It doesn't hurt to update your mirror's once in a while tho.

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 14:55

still getting the same error

upd
[sudo] password :
[2021-07-05 20:23:44] WARNING: failed to rate http(s) download (https://arch.mirror.square-r00t.net/community/os/x86_64/community.db): Download timed out after 5 second(s).
[2021-07-05 20:23:53] WARNING: failed to rate http(s) download (https://archlinux.mailtunnel.eu/community/os/x86_64/community.db): Download timed out after 5 second(s).
[2021-07-05 20:24:01] WARNING: failed to rate http(s) download (https://mirror.f4st.host/archlinux/community/os/x86_64/community.db): Download timed out after 5 second(s).
[2021-07-05 20:24:10] WARNING: failed to rate http(s) download (https://mirror.lty.me/archlinux/community/os/x86_64/community.db): Download timed out after 5 second(s).
[2021-07-05 20:24:20] WARNING: failed to rate http(s) download (https://mirror.chaoticum.net/arch/community/os/x86_64/community.db): Download timed out after 5 second(s).
File: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
################################################################################
################# Arch Linux mirrorlist generated by Reflector #################
################################################################################

With: reflector --latest 5 --age 2 --fastest 5 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirro

rlist

When: 2021-07-05 14:54:20 UTC

From: https://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/json/

Retrieved: 2021-07-05 14:53:36 UTC

Last Check: 2021-07-05 14:43:00 UTC

Server = https://arch.mirror.square-r00t.net/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://archlinux.mailtunnel.eu/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirror.f4st.host/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirror.lty.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirror.chaoticum.net/arch/$repo/os/$arch
:: Synchronizing package databases…
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
chaotic-aur 1242.4 KiB 117 KiB/s 00:11 [------------------------------------] 100%
blackarch.db failed to download
error: failed retrieving file ‘blackarch.db’ from mirrors.fossho.st : The requested URL returned error: 503
error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files)

dr460nf1r3 · 5 July 2021 14:56

upd wont affect BlackArch mirrors (also no Chaotic-AUR, just plain Arch mirrors). The best way to handle their mirrors is to do it manually, eg. by editing /etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist (couldnt verify that its really there, but it should) and commenting the Fosshost mirror.

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 15:08

I am getting this error:

/etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist
bash: /etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist: Permission denied

I’m running this as a root user

dr460nf1r3 · 5 July 2021 15:17

This wont get you anywhere. Imagine you told me the path only. Now how do I know what to do with this file? Instructions unclear!

filo · 5 July 2021 15:21

I think you should run:
sudo micro /etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist
and comment that mirror

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 15:33

which mirror, I see alot

filo · 5 July 2021 15:36

mirrors.fossho.st
I think
Server = https://mirrors.fossho.st/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 15:41

I comment that mirror which u told but still getting the same error:

sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases…
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
chaotic-aur is up to date
blackarch.db failed to download
error: failed retrieving file ‘blackarch.db’ from mirrors.fossho.st : The requested URL returned error: 503
error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files)

filo · 5 July 2021 15:43

That's strange.
Are you sure you saved the change?

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 15:44

Yess after making the changes, I did Ctrl + S to save and it showed changes are saved then I Ctrl + Q

filo · 5 July 2021 16:01

I've never seen that file, my only last idea would be to check if that mirror appears more than once, eg also as http

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 16:43

should I restore the oldest snapshot which was taken when I installed garuda on my system? I still have that one

TNE · 5 July 2021 16:56

Can you upload both your /etc/pacman.conf file and /etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist file somewhere?

anon70515077 · 5 July 2021 17:09

I am getting this now:

/etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist
Failed to execute process ‘/etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist’. Reason:
exec: unknown error (errno was 8)
The file ‘/etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist’ is marked as an executable but could not be run by the operating
system.

TNE · 5 July 2021 17:11

Don't execute the file? You want to read the content and upload it somewhere, like bin.garudalinux.org, not execute it.

anon72786180 · 5 July 2021 18:24

Just to try and help make things clear:

Change the permissions back to U:RW G:R O:R
sudo chmod 644 /etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist

in your pacman.conf make sure the line looks like this:

[blackarch]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/blackarch-mirrorlist

Hope this helps, Best Spidey!

filo · 6 July 2021 10:04

Another desperate try...
I see here

github.com

BlackArch/blackarch/blob/master/mirror/mirror.lst

AT|http://mirror.easyname.at/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|easyname
AU|http://blackarch.mirror.digitalpacific.com.au/$repo/os/$arch|digitalpacific
BG|https://mirror.telepoint.bg/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|telepoint
CH|http://mirror.easyname.ch/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|easyname
CH|https://mirror.tillo.ch/ftp/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|tillo
CN|https://mirror.sjtu.edu.cn/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|SJTUG
CN|https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|TUNA
CN|https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|USTC
DE|http://blackarch.unixpeople.org/$repo/os/$arch|unixpeople
DE|http://mirror.undisclose.de/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|undisclose
DE|https://blackarch.unixpeople.org/$repo/os/$arch|unixpeople
DE|https://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|RWTH-Aachen
DE|https://mirrors.dr460nf1r3.me/repos/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|GarudaLinux
DE|https://mirror.undisclose.de/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|undisclose
DK|https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|dotsrc
EC|http://mirror.cedia.org.ec/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|eseerror
EC|https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|eseerror
EC|https://mirror.uta.edu.ec/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|eseerror
FR|http://blackarch.leneveu.fr/$repo/os/$arch|JayCie
FR|http://blackarch.pi3rrot.net/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|Pi3rrot

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that there are at the end:

WW|https://mirrors.fossho.st/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch Fosshost
WW|https://mirrors.fosshost.org/blackarch/$repo/os/$arch|Fosshost

Please make sure that you have commented the first one (mirrors.fossho.st) and not the second one (mirrors.fosshost.org). Maybe try also commenting both...