mingtien
May 22nd, 2009, 08:24 AM
This is a follow-up to a previous post, which I don't think I worded correctly, so here's another try. I would be grateful for any advice on this, as it is frustrating not to be able to run system updates.
Over the last few weeks, I have been unable to get a system update to complete, either using apt-get or using Synaptic. In both cases -- most of the time, running an update will produce a number of errors, and at one point it will just hang. I've attached captured text from apt-get and a screenshot from Synaptic below.
Most of the error messages (or FAILs) seem to do with a file called Translation-en_GB, if anyone can advise as to what that does. The signature verification error is new (that is, I've seen it in the past, but not recently).
Oddly enough, when I connect to a fast (wired or wifi) broadband network, updates work. When I connect via wireless broadband (EVDO/CDMA2000 -- my ONLY connection 99% of the time), updates almost never work (I seem to recall them working under Intrepid for a time). Mail (IMAP and POP), RSS, DropBox, FTP, wget, and web browsing all work fine, and I have no problems downloading large files (I've downloaded a handful of CD and DVD iso's recently -- via web, ftp, and torrent).
I have looked through the last year's history of similar problems, and the only similar ones were not resolved (or possibly, were resolved but the person never wrote a follow-up entry).
Here is apt-sources -- I've commented out most of them for testing purposes. The problem is the same whether I use the main site, the main UK archive, or various sites here in Asia.
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)]/ jaunty main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://th.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://th.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
# Remastersys
# deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
# deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu jaunty main
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed restricted main universe multiverse
# deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main universe restricted multiverse
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/jaunty-ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
And when I try to run apt-get update (I'm running this in a root terminal in this example, but the same problem occurs when running via sudo). The last bit (41 packages) is where it hangs.
root@buriram:~# apt-get update
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com jaunty Release.gpg
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com jaunty/partner Translation-en_GB
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.canonical.com jaunty Release
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://archive.canonical.com jaunty/partner Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com jaunty/partner Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Packages
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg [189B]
Get: 4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 5 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 7 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 8 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 9 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 10 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 11 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 12 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 13 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 14 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 15 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 16 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 17 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 18 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 19 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 20 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 21 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 22 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 23 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 24 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 25 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 26 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 27 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 28 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 29 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 30 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 31 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 32 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 33 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 34 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 35 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
99% [35 Translation-en_GB bzip2 0] [Connecting to gb.archive.ubuntu.com (194.16
bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
perhaps it is corrupted? *Possible* reason follows.
bzip2: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)
It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.
You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB
Get: 36 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Translation-en_GB [35.2kB]
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release
Get: 37 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release [49.6kB]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release
Get: 38 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release [74.6kB]
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Get: 39 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get: 40 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get: 41 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get: 42 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 43 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 44 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 45 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 46 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 47 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 48 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 49 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 50 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 51 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 52 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 53 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Packages [675B]
Get: 54 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages [1253kB]
Get: 55 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages [4757kB]
Get: 56 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages [8848B]
Get: 57 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages [197kB]
99% [41 Packages bzip2 0]
And (below) is a snapshot of the same problem in Synaptic -- again it will get to a certain point and just hang.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to solve this? Is there something very obvious that I am missing?
Thanks!!
Over the last few weeks, I have been unable to get a system update to complete, either using apt-get or using Synaptic. In both cases -- most of the time, running an update will produce a number of errors, and at one point it will just hang. I've attached captured text from apt-get and a screenshot from Synaptic below.
Most of the error messages (or FAILs) seem to do with a file called Translation-en_GB, if anyone can advise as to what that does. The signature verification error is new (that is, I've seen it in the past, but not recently).
Oddly enough, when I connect to a fast (wired or wifi) broadband network, updates work. When I connect via wireless broadband (EVDO/CDMA2000 -- my ONLY connection 99% of the time), updates almost never work (I seem to recall them working under Intrepid for a time). Mail (IMAP and POP), RSS, DropBox, FTP, wget, and web browsing all work fine, and I have no problems downloading large files (I've downloaded a handful of CD and DVD iso's recently -- via web, ftp, and torrent).
I have looked through the last year's history of similar problems, and the only similar ones were not resolved (or possibly, were resolved but the person never wrote a follow-up entry).
Here is apt-sources -- I've commented out most of them for testing purposes. The problem is the same whether I use the main site, the main UK archive, or various sites here in Asia.
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)]/ jaunty main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://th.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://th.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
# Remastersys
# deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
# deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ubuntu jaunty main
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed restricted main universe multiverse
# deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main universe restricted multiverse
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/jaunty-ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
And when I try to run apt-get update (I'm running this in a root terminal in this example, but the same problem occurs when running via sudo). The last bit (41 packages) is where it hangs.
root@buriram:~# apt-get update
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com jaunty Release.gpg
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com jaunty/partner Translation-en_GB
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.canonical.com jaunty Release
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://archive.canonical.com jaunty/partner Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com jaunty/partner Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/free Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org jaunty/non-free Packages
Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg [189B]
Get: 4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 5 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 7 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 8 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 9 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 10 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 11 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 12 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 13 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 14 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 15 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 16 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 17 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 18 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 19 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 20 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 21 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 22 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 23 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 24 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 25 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 26 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 27 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 28 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 29 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 30 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 31 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 32 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 33 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 34 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
Get: 35 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB [52.6kB]
99% [35 Translation-en_GB bzip2 0] [Connecting to gb.archive.ubuntu.com (194.16
bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
perhaps it is corrupted? *Possible* reason follows.
bzip2: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)
It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.
You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_GB
Get: 36 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Translation-en_GB [35.2kB]
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release
Get: 37 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release [49.6kB]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release
Get: 38 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release [74.6kB]
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Get: 39 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get: 40 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get: 41 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get: 42 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 43 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 44 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 45 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 46 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 47 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 48 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 49 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 50 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 51 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 52 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages [17.5kB]
Get: 53 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Packages [675B]
Get: 54 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages [1253kB]
Get: 55 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages [4757kB]
Get: 56 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages [8848B]
Get: 57 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages [197kB]
99% [41 Packages bzip2 0]
And (below) is a snapshot of the same problem in Synaptic -- again it will get to a certain point and just hang.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to solve this? Is there something very obvious that I am missing?
Thanks!!