here is the error message: (explanation to follow) root@hal tgnb # emerge --update world Calculating world dependencies ...done! >>> emerge x11-libs/gtk+-2.0.5 to / directfb directfb >>> Downloading http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/gentoo/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz --00:36:32-- http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/gentoo/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz' Resolving mirrors.sunsite.dk... done. Connecting to mirrors.sunsite.dk[130.225.247.90]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found 00:36:33 ERROR 404: Not Found. >>> Downloading http://directfb.org/download/GTK+-DirectFB/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz --00:36:33-- http://directfb.org/download/GTK+-DirectFB/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz' Resolving directfb.org... done. Connecting to directfb.org[212.84.236.3]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 8,483,687 [application/x-tar] 100%[=========================>] 8,483,687 151.31K/s 00:37:28 (151.31 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz' saved [8483687/8483687] !!! Couldn't download gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz. Aborting. !!! emerge aborting on /usr/portage/x11-libs/gtk+/gtk+-2.0.5.ebuild . root@hal tgnb # emerge --update world Calculating world dependencies ...done! >>> emerge x11-libs/gtk+-2.0.5 to / directfb directfb >>> Resuming download... >>> Downloading http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/gentoo/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz --00:37:57-- http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/gentoo/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz' Resolving mirrors.sunsite.dk... done. Connecting to mirrors.sunsite.dk[130.225.247.90]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do. >>> Downloading http://directfb.org/download/GTK+-DirectFB/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz --00:37:57-- http://directfb.org/download/GTK+-DirectFB/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz' Resolving directfb.org... done. Connecting to directfb.org[212.84.236.3]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 416 Unknown The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do. !!! Couldn't download gtk+-directfb-2.0.5.tar.gz. Aborting. !!! emerge aborting on /usr/portage/x11-libs/gtk+/gtk+-2.0.5.ebuild . root@hal tgnb # ================================= i tried to: emerge rsync emerge --clean rsync downloading from different servers moving the .tar.gz file movinf the .ebuild file deleting the .tar.gz file deleting the .ebuild file using different mirrors emerge gtk+ emerge --update system unmerge gtk+ i have tried several different combinations of all of these. the bottom line is i always end up with the same errors as shown above icon_sad.gif also see: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=34667#34667
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 4451 ***
