Downloading package indexes failed (Hardware Drivers)

[s7ev1n]

Hello everyone,

When I go to System/Administration/Hardware Drivers I have an error message:

Downloading package indexes failed, please check your network status. Most drivers will not be available.

After that I get the Hardware Drivers window empty..

My network is working fine so I don't know whats the problem,

Please the attachments files for more details,

Thank you

[s7ev1n]

Anyone?

[plucky]

Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and run

sudo apt-get update

and post results.

[jon.reeve]

Having the same issue trying to install drivers on a MacBook. Apt-get update works fine.

[meashsoft]

I got This please Help !!

Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/universe Translation-en
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release [39.8kB]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release                      
  
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release [27.2kB]    
Err http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release
  
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates Release [31.4kB]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates Release
  
Fetched 597B in 2s (297B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick/Release  

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick-security/Release  

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick-updates/Release  

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[wojox]

sudo apt-get clean
cd /var/lib/apt
sudo mv lists lists.old
sudo mkdir -p lists/partial
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

[themadhatter0]

I've got exactly the same problem on a Dell Precision M4400. Wojox's suggestion gets a clean update for apt, but it doesn't solve the driver problem.

There are so many niggles with this release of Ubuntu, I am actually considering getting Windows 7 instead

[themadhatter0]

I ended up downloading the proprietary drivers I needed from the vendor's website and installing them manually.

I still can't figure out what's wrong with jockey, but at least everything is working now!

[VadimS]

Had the same issue crop up today, worked fine yesterday. Possibly after an update.
apt-get update comes up fine.
It's obviously connected to the Internet (I'm running it right now).

I've got it installed to an external drive and I move it around regularly, and I end up re-installing the drivers quite often, don't want to have to do it manually.

[nicktaiwan]

Hi,

I've just installed 10.10 64 bit (from USB stick) on a brand new HD (no other OS on it) on my Acer 5520 laptop and I've got the same issue as posted above, here is the output of a sudo apt-get update:

Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release.gpg
Could not connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (140.112.8.139). - connect (111: Connection refused)
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/multiverse Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/multiverse Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/restricted Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/restricted Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com maverick-updates Release.gpg
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/restricted Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/universe Translation-en
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Err http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Unable to connect to tw.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com maverick Release.gpg
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com maverick Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com maverick/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com maverick/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Reading package lists...

I installed 10.10 yesterday on a different machine and I did not have issues.

I currently don't have a way to install proprietary drivers automatically and doing it manually won't solve the whole issue.

Cheers,

Nick