[RESOLVED] Cant install or upgrade packages

[mopeyjoe]

tried to install webmin and tried pacman -Syu

result

[mopeyjoe]

hit enter too soon.. to continue...

the results are :


pacman -S webmin
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): webmin-1.580-1

Total Download Size: 8.71 MiB
Total Installed Size: 78.00 MiB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
error: failed retrieving file 'webmin-1.580-1-arm.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : Could not resolve host: mirror.archlinuxarm.org; Unknown error
warning: failed to retrieve some files from extra
error: failed to commit transaction (download library error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

[mopeyjoe]

AND

pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : Could not resolve host: (nil); Unknown error
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : Could not resolve host: (nil); Unknown error
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : Could not resolve host: (nil); Unknown error
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'aur.db' from mirror.archlinuxarm.org : Could not resolve host: (nil); Unknown error
error: failed to update aur (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)


I can get to mirror.archlinux.org from my laptop on the same network

[tomcheng76]

Just retry, one of the mirror is dead likely

[mopeyjoe]

well I guess I answered my own question. DNS entries were missing. switched back to DHCP and all is well. (could have just edited resolv.conf