works now... WAS: Re: apt-get cannot get any files (404)

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Michael Heldebrant wrote:
> 
> On 24 Aug 2001 15:01:38 -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> > Michael Heldebrant wrote:
> > >
> > > On 24 Aug 2001 13:43:16 -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> > > >   when I try to update the system I get 404 for all files, anybody knows
> > > > what's the problem? The update of package list works fine but when it
> > > > starts doenloading packages all I see is 404, here's what it looks like:
> > > >
> > > > jojda:/home/erik# apt-get update && apt-get -f dist-upgrade
> > > > Hit http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Packages
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > What does your /etc/apt/sources.list file look like?
> >
> >   I didn't change it recently (and it used to work as recently as
> > yesterday):
> >
> > ...comments snipped ...
> > # erik: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib
> > non-free
> > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> <snip>
> 
> That looks normal.  Maybe it's just a bad archive, I've run into that
> problem a few times.  Usually it's because my machines are behind a web
> chaching proxy where the files are really hard to get right for the
> proxy for some reason.  Every now and then you just get the sources
> before the archives finish syncing I think.

  it works now, it was probably something like what you described...

	erik