I too was hit with this today. I worked around this by deleting the lists as you did. Any idea why this is happening?
On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Martin Ziegler < [email protected]> wrote: > Since two weeks ago "apt-get update" fails with "Hash Sum mismatch" > every second time the package-lists change. This is a typical output: > > > > Get: 12 http://http.debian.net unstable/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [21.5 kB] > Get: 13 http://http.debian.net experimental/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex > [7819 B] > Get: 14 http://http.debian.net unstable/main i386 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [18.4 kB] > Get: 15 http://http.debian.net unstable/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [21.5 kB] > Get: 16 http://http.debian.net unstable/non-free i386 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [297 B] > Get: 17 http://http.debian.net experimental/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex > [7819 B] > Get: 18 http://http.debian.net experimental/main Translation-en/DiffIndex > [7819 B] > Get: 19 http://http.debian.net experimental/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [1277 B] > Get: 20 http://http.debian.net unstable/non-free 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [626 B] > Get: 21 http://http.debian.net experimental/main amd64 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [1464 B] > Get: 22 http://http.debian.net unstable/main amd64 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [33.9 kB] > Get: 23 http://http.debian.net experimental/main i386 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [1907 B] > Get: 24 http://http.debian.net unstable/non-free amd64 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [298 B] > Get: 25 http://http.debian.net unstable/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [2220 B] > Get: 26 http://http.debian.net experimental/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [315 B] > Get: 27 http://http.debian.net unstable/main i386 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [18.4 kB] > Get: 28 http://http.debian.net unstable/non-free i386 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [297 B] > Get: 29 http://http.debian.net experimental/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [1277 B] > Get: 30 http://http.debian.net unstable/non-free 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [626 B] > Get: 31 http://http.debian.net experimental/main amd64 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [1464 B] > Get: 32 http://http.debian.net experimental/main i386 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [1907 B] > Get: 33 http://http.debian.net unstable/main amd64 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [33.9 kB] > Get: 34 http://http.debian.net unstable/non-free amd64 > 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff [298 B] > Get: 35 http://http.debian.net unstable/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [2220 B] > Get: 36 http://http.debian.net experimental/main 2014-02-09-2043.36.pdiff > [315 B] > Fetched 683 kB in 9s (71.4 kB/s) > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/source/SourcesIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-amd64/PackagesIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/PackagesIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/unstable/main/i18n/Translation-enIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/experimental/main/source/SourcesIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/experimental/main/binary-amd64/PackagesIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > W: Failed to fetch > http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/experimental/main/i18n/Translation-enIndex: > Hash Sum mismatch > E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > E: Couldn't rebuild package cache > > > > > > > This happens not only for http.debian.net but for each of the couple > of other mirrors I tried. Wait and try again does not help. A > temporary solution is to delete the package lists in > /var/lib/apt/lists, which allows to update the package lists until the > next change. A permament solution is "Acquire::PDiffs "false";" . So it > seems that the PDiff-mechanism is broken. > > > I run debian testing/unstable. The apt version is 0.9.15.1. > > > (Martin Ziegler) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
