• Registered: 2011-09-03
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Topic: Unable to update???? o_o

Got some Wi-Fi problems right now, thought I'd try and run an update, see if it could give me any new information.... But nope.

This is what the Terminal gives me.......




sniffy@PRESTON:~$ sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]                          
Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable/main Translation-en      
Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_GB   
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347 B]                            
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages [772 B]                  
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release.gpg                                    
Ign http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable/non-free Translation-en                 
Ign http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable/non-free Translation-en_GB              
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release                                        
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free amd64 Packages                        
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free amd64 Packages                        
Hit http://packages.crunchbanglinux.org statler Release.gpg                    
Ign http://packages.crunchbanglinux.org/statler/ statler/main Translation-en   
Ign http://packages.crunchbanglinux.org/statler/ statler/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.crunchbanglinux.org statler Release                        
Hit http://packages.crunchbanglinux.org statler/main amd64 Packages            
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org squeeze Release.gpg                         
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en      
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/contrib Translation-en_GB   
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en         
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_GB      
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en     
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/non-free Translation-en_GB  
  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'
Err http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release.gpg               
  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Err http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en
  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Err http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en_GB
  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Fetched 2,317 B in 35s (66 B/s)        
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/Release.gpg  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/contrib/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/non-free/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'ftp.de.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/Release.gpg  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/main/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.



Any suggestions, please? Is this goin' to get a reinstallation?

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  • From: In Front of The Black Gates
  • Registered: 2011-04-26
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

I am confused, is it the 'troubled' wi-fi connection that  is giving you these errors? Which would mean you cannot connect?

Trying to understand if it is a connection issue or a repo issue.

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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

it is a little confusing? - what does your sources list show?   etc/apt/sources.list

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  • Registered: 2011-09-03
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Confusing indeed. But I understand this to be 2 separate issues. (Thus the separate posts).

Funnily enough, that command doesn't give me anything. o_o Have I somehow deleted my repository list!?!?!

Okay, I went there manually and found the file. Inside there is:-

## CRUNCHBANG
## Compatible with Debian Squeeze, but use at your own risk.
deb http://packages.crunchbanglinux.org/statler statler main

## DEBIAN
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free

## DEBIAN SECURITY
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main

## DEBIAN BACKPORTS
#deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main contrib non-free

So I try again to CD in there through Terminal, but it's not finding the /apt directory. Unless I'm doin' it wrong, which is possible, considerin', but I don't see how.

Most confusing indeed. >_<

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  • Registered: 2011-09-03
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

I'm thinkin' of just reinstalling.

Yeah, it's the pathetic give-up-and-not-learn-how-to-fix-the-computer, way to do it. But it's gone half 3 in the morning, and I don't even know why I am still up any more. D:

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  • From: In Front of The Black Gates
  • Registered: 2011-04-26
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

it is actually /etc/apt/sources.list

And it looks fine..  Are you connected now with that machine?

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  • Registered: 2011-09-03
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

sniffy@PRESTON:/etc/apt$ gedit 'sources.list'

Got there in the end. And yeah, it was just me doin' it wrong. No hope for some people. >_>

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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Before you try to update/upgrade again, tell us more about your wifi card and router.  There may be a simple solution to getting a more stable connection.

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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Reinstalling, please don't, don't, just don't! wink

Like @pvsage says, seems a connection issue. Your sources.list is fine.

What do you use at the moment, wireless or wired, try to update maybe with your wired connection.

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  • Registered: 2011-09-03
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Hey guys!! You're not goin' to believe this!!!!!

Last night, I was wired into the router, tried updating, but nothing happened. Just got the same old error.

BUT TODAY.............

I go into the package manager, and click on the Restore button, then the Mark All Updates button, AND IT DOES IT!?!?!?!?!

Bearing in mind that before today, or even last night, I'd tried this method (while being plugged in) at least a dozen times. Each time before now, it had failed.

What the hell is going on!?!?!

Now it's telling me about a new Linux image that I need to configure...... I seriously don't believe this.

I'm pleasantly bewildered by this turn of events. And I am so so so so sooo sorry for posting this up here. If I knew it was goin' to fix itself a few days after making this, I really wouldn't of wasted you guys' time. >_<

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  • Registered: 2011-09-03
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Well, this is interesting.......

After the big update that it refused to do before, a quick reboot and looking for new software and such, I get this error......





W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/Release.gpg  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/contrib/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/main/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/non-free/i18n/Translation-en.bz2  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports/dists/squeeze-backports/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2  Could not resolve 'backports.debian.org'

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

But the thing is, it just connected to all the places it needed to go, and got everything. I was just making sure there weren't any updates that I needed after the Kernel had updated.

This is totally weirding me out. o _ o

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  • From: A kingdom in transition
  • Registered: 2011-06-24
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Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Seems like you are having resolver problems - the thingy that translates http://backports.debian.org to an IP address.
Try this: http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/160604/#p160604
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  • Registered: 2011-09-03
  • Posts: 97

Re: Unable to update???? o_o

Ye Gods!!!!

That actually worked!!!

Thank you so so so much peoples!! This has been drivin' me up the wall for ages!!!

Also, I think it's fixed my general connection issues (bein' able to update, that is). But I'm goin' to wait a little while before I sla a [SOLVED] edit to that title.

Again, thanks everyone. I owe you all a debt.

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