Although the problem has been sloved ,I want give you an advice , If you are behind a firewall that blocks rsync traffic, you can use emerge-webrsyncwhich will download and install a portage snapshot for you. On 29 July 2010 13:55, Dale wrote: > Valmor de Almeida wrote: > >> Dale wrote: >> >> >>> Valmor de Almeida wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Mick wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 26 July 2010 17:24, Valmor de Almeida >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I am still running into the same problem since a couple of days ago. I >>>>>> tried both >>>>>> >>>>>> SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" >>>>>> SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" >>>>>> >>>>>> Is anyone having issues with syncing the portage tree? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -> emerge --sync >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Starting rsync with rsync://88.198.83.250/gentoo-portage... >>>>>>>>> Checking server timestamp ... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> timed out >>>>>> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at >>>>>> rsync.c(544) [receiver=3.0.6] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Retrying... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [snip ...] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Alejandro Pino Oreamuno wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> same problem here with 134.68.240.59 , 88.198.83.249 , 88.198.83.250 >>>>>>> , >>>>>>> 140.211.166.189 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> For a couple of weeks I was having problems with >>>>> rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage and changed it to >>>>> rsync://rsync.uk.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage - you may want to change it >>>>> to the mirror which is nearest to you (and works). Either try >>>>> mirrorselect -i -r -o>> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf to automatically >>>>> find a suitable rsync server, have a look here for your nearest rsync >>>>> server and set it up manually: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors-rsync.xml >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I tried many of those rsync servers in the gentoo web site. No luck. >>>> Maybe my system is broken. I even tried the uk rsync. Don't know where >>>> to go from here... >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Valmor >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I just synced to this server. It worked fine. You may want to try it. >>> If it doesn't work, then you know something is wrong on your end, if it >>> does, then there is something weird going on. From my make.conf: >>> >>> SYNC="rsync://rsync21.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" >>> >>> By the way, they don't limit the number of syncs you can do each day >>> either. >>> >>> Dale >>> >>> :-) :-) >>> >>> >>> >> Thanks for the info. It just worked; weird. >> >> -- >> Valmor >> >> >> > > Could be a problem between you and the other servers or something. Who > knows. Weird things happen. Just glad that worked and you at least can > sync now. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > >