Sources of linux-headers-2.6.17 are missing on the server. See below: zibik ~ # emerge -va linux-headers These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild UD] sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.17-r2 [2.6.19.2-r1] USE="-gcc64%" 40,346 kB Total size of downloads: 40,346 kB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] y >>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.17-r2 to / >>> Downloading 'http://dev.gentoo.org/~plasmaroo/patches/kernel/gentoo-headers/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2' --21:42:12-- http://dev.gentoo.org/~plasmaroo/patches/kernel/gentoo-headers/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2 => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2' Resolving dev.gentoo.org... 140.211.166.183 Connecting to dev.gentoo.org|140.211.166.183|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found 21:42:12 ERROR 404: Not Found. !!! Couldn't download 'gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2'. Aborting. zibik ~ # Reproducible: Always
# emerge -f =linux-headers-2.6.17-r2 Calculating dependencies... done! >>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.17-r2 to / >>> Downloading 'ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/gentoo/distfiles/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2' --22:01:34-- ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/gentoo/distfiles/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2 => `/usr/portage/distfiles/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2' Resolving ftp.sh.cvut.cz... 147.32.127.222 Connecting to ftp.sh.cvut.cz|147.32.127.222|:21... connected. Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done. ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /MIRRORS/gentoo/distfiles ... done. ==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2 ... done. Length: 24,016 (23K) (unauthoritative) 100%[===================================================================================================>] 24,016 --.--K/s 22:01:34 (191.84 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/gentoo-headers-2.6.17-5.tar.bz2' saved [24016] Kindly set your GENTOO_MIRRORS...