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Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: problems with rsync (emerge --sync)
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On 06/03/2010 05:43 AM, Rod wrote:
>   Hi, has anyone had this problem with trying to update the database for portage?
>
> It was doing this a while ago, then it stopped (I don't know why) now its doing it again..
>
> # emerge --sync
>  >>> Starting rsync with rsync://91.186.30.235/gentoo-portage...
>  >>> Checking server timestamp ...
> timed out

If you don't specify a list of mirrors you want, portage will rotate randomly through
its list.  You'll probably get better results if you pick a handful of servers that
are close to you and not overloaded.  Emerge mirrorselect and see if you can get
better servers.