when I type pacman -Sy i get:
kdemod-core is up to date
error: failed to update core (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update extra (no servers configured for repository)
error: failed to update community (no servers configured for repository)

in /etc/pacman.conf the server is /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist for all 3 of them

Wouldnt you think it would be logical to have the main repo's actually work, or be listed correctly? This oversight is very irritating.

I have no gui at this time, pretty plain Arch install aside from me adding the kdemod repo

i asked on the arch forums and the chakra forums they keep sending me back and forth to each other please just try and answer the question if you're able

have you uncommented a mirror in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist?

Yes, there are no default mirror(s) - just pick a close one (or two). I have found my previously favourite mirror is now "flakey".

Have you uncommented some mirrors in the mirrorlist?

Also you can run the rankmirrors script on it to sort the uncommented ones by speed, so pacman tries the fastest one first.

I've never found mirror ranking tools any good - on Arch or gentoo. YMMV
For me it was just a easy to locate a "close" mirror - usually not so many to choose between in Aus.

see if you can find a mirror that is close to your location
as i recal i used ibiblio
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
i do a lot of transfers with ibiblio and they have always been fast

Have you considered reading the Arch Beginner's Guide, which has detailed instructions on setting up your Pacman mirrors (including how to find the fastest ones)?

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/...d.2Fmirrorlist

what a thought RTFM

now if you have a question on a part of it we can then help

but if you are using Arch then you "should " already know how to do all of this .

OR you really WANT to LEARN how to hack the system

Personally the "rankmirrors" python script that is recommended in the Arch Beginners Guide works great for me.