Can't upgrade Gutsy-> Hardy

[awacs]

# do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new ubuntu release
Failed Upgrade tool signature
Failed Upgrade tool
Done downloading
extracting '/tmp/tmpDtqG4L/hardy.tar.gz'
Failed to extract
Extracting the upgrade failed. There may be a problem with the network or with the server.

# cat $HOME/.update-manager-core/meta-release

[...]
Dist: hardy
Name: Hardy Heron
Version: 8.04 LTS
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 UTC
Supported: 1
Description: This is the 8.04 LTS release
Release-File: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release
ReleaseNotes: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/0.87.30/ReleaseAnnouncement
UpgradeTool: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/0.87.30/hardy.tar.gz
UpgradeToolSignature: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/0.87.30/hardy.tar.gz.gpg
[...]

changing this to ...old-releases.ubuntu.com didn't help, either.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

[Sef]

Since Gutsy is no longer supported, you need to do a clean install, i.e., install from a cd.

[awacs]

Are *any* in-place upgrades available? Machine doesn't have a CD drive ...

[takisan]

You could put it onto a flash drive using the flash maker utility that I think is in Karmic.
Then boot and install.

[Dayofswords]

You could put it onto a flash drive using the flash maker utility that I think is in Karmic.
Then boot and install.
if he doesnt have a cd drive(and using gusty)
i doubt he can boot from usb

i found this to boot a usb via a floppy
just put ubuntu on the usb stick instad of pendrive linux
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/use-a-floppy-to-boot-usb-pendrive-linux/

[awacs]

You could put it onto a flash drive using the flash maker utility that I think is in Karmic.
Then boot and install.


Hmmm.

My experience in using CD/Flash drive boot installs is that they always (20 out of 20 or so) require me to wipe the root partition (otherwise, the install is hopelessly riddled with errors) which is inconvenient. In-place upgrades, OTOH, seem to work well.

So, to repeat, can I do an in-place upgrade (i.e., from running the existing system) to *any* version?

[gletob]

Correct me if I'm wrong guys (I probably am) but couldn't he download a hardy alternate cd mount it virtually and upgrade the packages in place? As a last ditch effort could he change his sources.list file to hardy (obviously not a good thing to do, but as a last resort maybe?)

[Slim Odds]

I have forgotten the name of the program, but it makes a USB bootable drive from the Live CD. It boots from USB, but run just like the Live CD. I'll try to find it.

Also, I've mentioned this many times, don't wait forever to upgrade. Gutsy has been unsupported for quite some time and Hardy was released 2 years ago.