Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [solved] emerge --sync timeouts

[Dale <dalek@exceedtech.net>]

Matthew Closson wrote:

>
>
> Actually, I did not try web-sync, I will and let you know, but doing 
> some googling I came across the mirrorselect utility and did the 
> following
>
> emerge mirrorselect
> mirrorselect -ri
>
> it presents options for your rsync mirror, I choose
>
> rsync.namerica.gentoo.org
>
> which updated my this line in my /etc/make.conf
>
> SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
>
> to
>
> SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
>
> then emerge --sync and it is working
>
> So as far as why it was timing out trying to sync to the main rsync 
> site I'm still not sure, but at least its working now.
>
> Thanks,
>
>             -Matt-




I have ran into the same thing with some servers.  Sometimes it will get 
half way through then stop.  I use the same server you have as your new 
one and it seems to work fine for me as well.  Maybe that server needs 
some adjusting.

By any chance, would you have a dial-up connection that is somewhat 
slow?  Mine connects at 26K and I think sometimes it just take to long 
to get it and the servers disconnects me.

Dale
:-)

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