Need rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl.rpm for Centos7 arm server

[Robert Moskowitz]

I am in transition from my very old Centos7 armv7 (Cubieboard2) systems 
and messed up a running web server.

So in a hurry, I had to build an new Centos HD for it and then went to 
rsync the files over from what was left of the old drive, and no rsync 
to be found:

Trying other mirror.

Error downloading packages:
   rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

I figured out that I could grab a copy of /usr/bin/rsync from one of the 
working systems, and yea! rsynced the files and server is back up.  But...

Whatever else I may need on this rebuilt system for rsync ain't there.  
So I tried to google rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl rpm and came up empty.

The centos-arm list is dead, so I am turning to the Fedora-arm list for 
some help...

I wish there was a modern Linux for my old Cubieboards, but the only 
hope I have found todate is Kalilunix and so far have not been 
successful doing the build...

copying rsync from one system (via usb stick) to this rebuilt one fixed 
the crisis, but....

thanks!

[Patrick Laimbock]

On 06-06-2025 18:41, Robert Moskowitz via arm wrote:
<snip>
> I wish there was a modern Linux for my old Cubieboards, but the only 
> hope I have found todate is Kalilunix and so far have not been 
> successful doing the build...

Until recently I ran Debian (iirc Bookworm) on my Cubietruck. There is 
also Armbian.

https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Allwinner#Supported_Platforms
https://www.armbian.com/cubieboard-2/

Best,
Patrick

[David Legg]

Try again a couple of days later.

Or, use tar or scp or nfs mount and cp.

On 06/06/2025 17:41, Robert Moskowitz via arm wrote:
> I am in transition from my very old Centos7 armv7 (Cubieboard2) 
> systems and messed up a running web server.
>
> So in a hurry, I had to build an new Centos HD for it and then went to 
> rsync the files over from what was left of the old drive, and no rsync 
> to be found:
>
> Trying other mirror.
>
> Error downloading packages:
>   rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
>
> I figured out that I could grab a copy of /usr/bin/rsync from one of 
> the working systems, and yea! rsynced the files and server is back 
> up.  But...
>
> Whatever else I may need on this rebuilt system for rsync ain't 
> there.  So I tried to google rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl rpm and came up 
> empty.
>
> The centos-arm list is dead, so I am turning to the Fedora-arm list 
> for some help...
>
> I wish there was a modern Linux for my old Cubieboards, but the only 
> hope I have found todate is Kalilunix and so far have not been 
> successful doing the build...
>
> copying rsync from one system (via usb stick) to this rebuilt one 
> fixed the crisis, but....
>
> thanks!

[Peter Robinson]

On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 at 17:41, Robert Moskowitz via arm
 wrote:
> I am in transition from my very old Centos7 armv7 (Cubieboard2) systems
> and messed up a running web server.
>
> So in a hurry, I had to build an new Centos HD for it and then went to
> rsync the files over from what was left of the old drive, and no rsync
> to be found:
>
> Trying other mirror.
>
> Error downloading packages:
>    rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
>
> I figured out that I could grab a copy of /usr/bin/rsync from one of the
> working systems, and yea! rsynced the files and server is back up.  But...
>
> Whatever else I may need on this rebuilt system for rsync ain't there.
> So I tried to google rsync-3.1.2-4.el7.armv7hl rpm and came up empty.
>
> The centos-arm list is dead, so I am turning to the Fedora-arm list for
> some help...
>
> I wish there was a modern Linux for my old Cubieboards, but the only
> hope I have found todate is Kalilunix and so far have not been
> successful doing the build...
>
> copying rsync from one system (via usb stick) to this rebuilt one fixed
> the crisis, but....

We never did EPEL for armv7 at all, I know there were third parties
that attempted that so you'd likely need to look at the URL in the
repo and workout who did the work and reach out to them, I suspect
with el7 being EOL I suspect the org that did it has just garbage
collected it.