failure to download binutils

[stevo]

has anyone seen a problem like this - or is it just me!!!

>>> Downloading http://gentoo.osuosl.org/distfiles/binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2
--12:09:16-- http://gentoo.osuosl.org/distfiles/binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2
=> `/usr/portage/distfiles/binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2'
Resolving gentoo.osuosl.org... 140.211.166.134
Connecting to gentoo.osuosl.org[140.211.166.134]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content
Length: 11,015,696 (3,455,375 to go) [application/x-tar]

68% [++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ] 7,560,321 --.--K/s

12:24:17 (0.00 B/s) - Read error at byte 7560321/11015696 (Connection timed out). Retrying.

--12:24:17-- http://gentoo.osuosl.org/distfiles/binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2
(try: 2) => `/usr/portage/distfiles/binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2'
Connecting to gentoo.osuosl.org[140.211.166.134]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content
Length: 11,015,696 (3,455,375 to go) [application/x-tar]

[slycordinator]

First do:
rm /usr/portage/distfiles/binutils-2.14.90.0.8.tar.bz2

Download the file manually from some other mirror (since you're getting read errors from that one). Then move the file into /usr/portage/distfiles. Then do emerge again. Now it'll use the file you downloaded.