Backports server being switched to FreeBSD?

[angrykeyboarder]

Um..... I can't hlpe but find that amusing.

Hopefully the switch will be soon. I've been trying to update for hours now.

[RastaMahata]

Um..... I can't hlpe but find that amusing.

Hopefully the switch will be soon. I've been trying to update for hours now.

arg, I need j2sdk asap

[mrbass]

I keep getting errors myself like so:

Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras Release.gpg
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports Release
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras Release
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages
  500 Internal Server Error
Fetched 17.0kB in 16s (1061B/s)
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz  500 Internal Server Error
Reading package lists... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-extras_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-extras_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-extras_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/backports.ubuntuforums.org_backports_dists_hoary-extras_restricted_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[RastaMahata]

same for me, errors 500

[cka]

Yep, this thread just answered my question about the http 500 errors.

[ubuntu-geek]

Um..... I can't hlpe but find that amusing.

Hopefully the switch will be soon. I've been trying to update for hours now.

Costs $150 for a custom OS install.. If you would like to donate I will get backports on an Ubuntu server

[ubuntu-geek]

Ok the repo is fixed on the old server happy leeching..

[MaX]

Ok the repo is fixed on the old server happy leeching..

backports still gives me Failed

[A-star]

same problem here

[ubuntu-geek]

how about now?