Old Danctnix server in Pacman Config (solved)
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PSA for anyone who (like me) is still using an install based on the original PineTab2 image and finding that pacman won't upgrade anything today due to a "bad database" (which is actually an HTML error page).

The old danctnix server name at p64.arikawa-hi.me appears to have expired. I went looking and confirmed that it expired 2 years ago and was renewed at the time, and that archmobile.mirror.danctnix.org is the valid new server name. After updating /etc/pacman.conf to point to the new server, I was able to sync successfully again.
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Thank you!
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(11-19-2025, 02:20 PM)KelsonV Wrote: PSA for anyone who (like me) is still using an install based on the original PineTab2 image and finding that pacman won't upgrade anything today due to a "bad database" (which is actually an HTML error page).

The old danctnix server name at p64.arikawa-hi.me appears to have expired. I went looking and confirmed that it expired 2 years ago and was renewed at the time, and that archmobile.mirror.danctnix.org is the valid new server name. After updating /etc/pacman.conf to point to the new server, I was able to sync successfully again.

Thanks for sharing this KelsonV.  I've been having a challenging time with my new PT2.  This resolved my issue.   Wink
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(11-19-2025, 02:20 PM)KelsonV Wrote: PSA for anyone who (like me) is still using an install based on the original PineTab2 image and finding that pacman won't upgrade anything today due to a "bad database" (which is actually an HTML error page).

The old danctnix server name at p64.arikawa-hi.me appears to have expired. I went looking and confirmed that it expired 2 years ago and was renewed at the time, and that archmobile.mirror.danctnix.org is the valid new server name. After updating /etc/pacman.conf to point to the new server, I was able to sync successfully again.

I joined just to say this should be pinned or something on the store page LOL I just received my tab2 and was stuck trying to figure out why nothing would update. MVP
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