Hi Robert, I changed the /etc/apt/sources.list to the following:
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ raring main universe multiverse deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ raring main universe multiverse deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ raring-updates main universe multiverse deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ raring-updates main universe multiverse Now the error while apt-get update is *Err http://ports.ubuntu.com <http://ports.ubuntu.com> raring-updates/universe Translation-en* * Something wicked happened resolving 'ports.ubuntu.com:http' (-11 - System error)* *W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring/Release.gpg <http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring/Release.gpg> Something wicked happened resolving 'ports.ubuntu.com:http' (-11 - System error)* I would be highly obliged. BR *Best Regards,* *Amit Sama* *Pursuing** M.Sc. Informatics* *Technical University Munich* *Contact : +49-15214455380* On 18 August 2014 14:24, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 11:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > > > I am new to BeagleBone. Right now I am stuck up in the intial phase of > using > > SPI0 (once I am able to use SPI0, I would go for SPI1). I tried to run > the > > command for installing device tree compiler, but prompted "bash: dtc not > > found" > > > > I have on my BBB : > > > > Linux arm 3.8.13xenomai-bone28.1 #1 SMP Thu Nov 21 09:53:58 CET 2013 > armv7l > > armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux > > lots of bugs have been fixed since bone28... > > > And when I tried to install the dtc by sudo apt-get install dtc, it does > not > > work and gave error like: > > > > > > Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en > > Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-11 - > > System error) > > why do you have "security.ubuntu.com" enabled in /etc/apt/sources.list > ? there is no armhf binaries on that server... > > > the same error appear when I used apt-get install for other packages. > > > > I googled the error and accordingly two solutions: > > > > 1) > > > http://askubuntu.com/questions/150210/how-do-i-set-systemwide-proxy-servers-in-xubuntu-lubuntu-or-ubuntu-studio > > > > I did what is asked for but still the same results. I want to tell that > for > > checking if my BBB has proxy I used the following command > > > > env | grep -i proxy > > > > Nothing got printed with this command (so there is no proxy) to from the > > link above I only used the lines > > no_proxy="localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com" > > NO_PROXY="localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com" > > > > But I have a doubt since BBB device connect to PC via USB and when I use > a > > site to find my proxy it gives some IP, but when I used the command "env > | > > grep -i proxy". It does not print anything. I need your suggestion. > > > > 2) I added these two lines in the file /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/tail > > > > nameserver 8.8.8.8 > > nameserver 8.8.4.4 > > > > and then sudo /etc/init.d/resolvconf restart > > > > Still apt-get install does not work and gives the same error as > > > > Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe > Translation-en > > Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-11 - > > System error) > > > > > > I would be highly obliged if you would give some suggestions. > > Remove security and try again. > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > http://www.rcn-ee.com/ > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/beagleboard/zQ039ckqp3E/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
