probably the rsync has changed ip. try one of this servers:
sync = rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage
#sync = rsync://rsync3.it.gentoo.org/gentoo-sources
#sync = http://www.die.unipd.it/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo-sources/
#sync = http://mirror.ing.unibo.it/gentoo/
the first is the official one, the others should be mirrors. a full list of
rsync mirrors can be found somewhere on the gentoo site. just search for it.
the problem with your method is that you don't pass through a dns server
asking directly for an ip address and this could not work anymore when the
site you're trying has changed ip. you'd have to get again the ip. if you
want to use the ip address try searching the name with a ping or traceroute
or in some dns site like in the opendns cache site.
2007/10/27, Paul Stear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On Saturday 27 October 2007, Kenneth Prugh wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:43:03 +0100
> >
> > Paul Stear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > I'm sorry if this has been covered but I have had trouble with my
> > > mail. I use the command eix-sync && emerge -auvtDN world && prelink
> > > -aqR to update my system. However, since Friday I am getting the
> > > following output:-
> > > * Removing old portage-cache in /var/cache/edb/dep ...
> > > {ok ]
> > > * Running emerge --sync ...
> > > * Problems running time emerge --sync
> > > [ !! ]
> > > * emerge --sync failed
> > >
> > > Has anybody any ideas as to what is causing this and how to solve it?
> > > Thanks
> > > Paul
> >
> > Not sure, but does `emerge --sync` actually work? That would probably
> > give a more detailed error than eix does.
>
> Hi, this is the error for emerge --sync:-
> >>> Starting retry 2 of 3 with rsync://64.127.121.98/gentoo-portage
> >>> Checking server timestamp ...
> timed out
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(244)
> [receiver=2.6.9]
> >>> Retrying...
>
>
> >>> Starting retry 3 of 3 with rsync://140.211.166.165/gentoo-portage
> >>> Checking server timestamp ...
> timed out
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(244)
> [receiver=2.6.9]
>
> So it appears a time out problem. What should I do now?
> Thanks
> Paul
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