jrz
March 25th, 2009, 08:48 AM
1. I have one computer still running ubuntu 7.04, which I have been unable to upgrade due to an unresolved bug. When I was told the bug would no longer be looked into as 7.04 was no longer supported, I tried to upgrade to 7.10, but found that could not be achieved either. As I'm unable to back up files from this system I would like to perform an upgrade using the safest means possible. The computer also has WinXP installed which works fine, but under ubuntu 7.04 the CD drive does not work and the USB ports are unreliable and corrupt or erase the contents of the external device (HDD or memory stick) when copying files to them. Therefore I would feel safest if I could upgrade via the internet, sequentially, from 7.04 to 7.10, and then to 8.04 and/or 8.10 if at all possible.
If someone has knowledge of how I can safely accomplish an upgrade without the ability to backup my home partition, please provide instructions.
2. A suggestion. It would be nice if there was a repository that would retain everything necessary to perform upgrades from all versions no longer supported, that would allow older systems to be upgraded via the Internet. I have found several that claim to have files for no longer supported versions, but they all seem to be lacking something necessary to proceed with a version upgrade.
Thanks
If someone has knowledge of how I can safely accomplish an upgrade without the ability to backup my home partition, please provide instructions.
2. A suggestion. It would be nice if there was a repository that would retain everything necessary to perform upgrades from all versions no longer supported, that would allow older systems to be upgraded via the Internet. I have found several that claim to have files for no longer supported versions, but they all seem to be lacking something necessary to proceed with a version upgrade.
Thanks