23dornot23d
October 12th, 2011, 04:19 PM
Here is the Link to the POLL >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11368349#post11368349)
What you can do to help UBUNTU - let them know about your hardware and if it works .... in 11,10
http://friendly.ubuntu.com/participate/
New Approach to this ..... a few common solutions ... at the top ... picking useful threads ......
( as I have a good idea if they are re-occurring now - so although I will not be posting as many .......
The ones here at the top should be a good start to finding a solution for the main problems .....
If yours is not here and you think it should be let me know at the end of this thread the link and a good one liner for the problem
ATI graphics in Gnome Shell >>> LINK
Synaptic Problem a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1865094)
Xauthority Problem a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863430)
Gnome-Shell Problem a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864826)
Completing a upgrade a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862762)
Slow Wireless Network connection >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863719)
Setting up the Resolv.conf file by using a Live CD >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863679)
Computer running slow >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861622&page=8)
After 1 Week doing this and hardly any replies now - I guess its over .... ( But I hope it helped somebody somewhere )
It may still come in useful .... for later upgrades ...... but hopefully these problems will be fixed soon .....
I will continue to help out on the threads where possible as that is less time consuming.
Next YEAR 12.04 >>> hopefully it will be different ....
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/2209/welcometoupgrade.jpg
Question ..... if this had been displayed slightly differently before the upgrade would things have turned out any better .......
(clicking on ask me later at this point does nothing in my case) ......
(don't upgrade returns declined - as expected)
( I am asking this as part of my own personal interest ...... just to find out if it matters to anyone )
or can anyone think of a way that would make the upgrade safer than this .......
Maybe writing to a Flash Drive first ..... as they become cheaper and faster ..... maybe by Next April
they will be the main medium for everyone to use ..... a lot happens in 6 Months ......
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9044/buttons1upgradev002a.jpg
I have created this thread to try to keep track of any failed upgrades
hopefully from this we can work out why some of the failures occur ......
The ones I am seeing in these first 5 days are ......
STAGE 1 ...... The main problems
Problem 1 .... NETWORK .... Lock ups (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/811441) - possible bug - post 24 was a solution for some
(http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859630) Problem 2 .... ATI card .... Lock ups ..... ( LINK THAT MAY HELP (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859180) ) freezing at boot
Problem 3 .... 100 % CPU Usage Nautilus ......
Problem 4 .... Synaptic does not open .... segfault & other errors
Ptoblem 5 .... Losing the Desktiop settings .......
Problem 6 .... Wifi ...... Solution posted ....... LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1860574)
Problem 7 .... External Hard Drive being removed causes freeze ..... BUGS (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11348435&postcount=14) ... Thread for this
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1778373
STAGE 2 .... Problems almost non recurring now ....... to give some idea to users that the above
are the main still to be aware of ......
Will put problems below here if I believe that they appear to be not causing as many problems now .......
Problem 1.... LOGIN - not accepting password .. Xauthority (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859233) * ( Day 3 problem appears to have died down )
Problem 2..... Evolution .... Mail Messages went missing - solution to move them to thunderbird (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859630)
Problem 3 .... Display & Themes not showing properly ..... GTK problem (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859213) ... possible solution
Problem 4 .... Display problems using ATI with Gnome shell ..... ( needs a dev fix for this )
____________________________________
Some are asking how to get the fallback session
Others are asking about Gnome-shell
see this thread for answers
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861063
____________________________________
Xubuntu (http://www.xubuntu.org/about) Lubuntu (http://lubuntu.net/screenshot) Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/features) Kubuntu (http://www.kubuntu.org/feature-tour)
About problems due to upgrading (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1580857)
11.10 Oneiric
To be safe try it out on a liveCD or USB first ........
Backup any Data you need - try installing it clean - if you have space -
try it in a clean partition 15-20Gig for testing that things like your graphics picks
up and your networks ......
This time a
FRESH INSTALL (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862775) ...... is probably best - as we have moved from Gnome2 to Gnome 3
( There seems to be less problem being reported from fresh installs in the forums. )
(Something may be done for the next release to try to avoid some of them happening
again ..... if we can get a grasp of what is going wrong .....
please post a link below if you have a valid upgrade problem .... from 11.04 to 11.10
(Power Outages can not be avoided - but running out of battery power on laptops can)
DO NOT ABORT THE INSTALL HALF WAY THROUGH ...... it takes a long time to do it .....
be prepared to wait ....... have lunch .... watch a movie ...... and then rest >>>
as many others will be downloading it at the same time ...... hours may pass .....
Possible things that may go wrong ..... through not taking care .....
1 ..... Making sure there are no errors on your existing system to start with
2 ...... Ensuring you have enough space on your drive for the upgrade
3 ...... Not doing it on Battery power from the laptop and finding it takes longer than expected .
Hope all goes well ......
____________________________________
Things appear to have eased off a bit - so I will update this again in 3 hours time .......
From Monday ...... to Friday ...... this may not get updated as regular ..... but I thought
I better say as people may be using this as some sort of guide ........
I still think its better to wait untill all the ones below are fixed ...... or at least have solutions
before moving to version 11.10 ........ * or failing that ,,, ( let 1 month pass then try ...... )
your choice as always ..... best of luck with whatever you decide to do .......
Day 7 Wednesday 19th October
Synaptic Problem
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1865094 >>> SOLVED
Gnome-shell problem after Upgrade
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864826 >>> SOLVED
Problems 3 off ...... Ubuntu Desktop ...... moving date in Classic .......
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864302
Day 6 Tuesday 18th October
Keyboard failure as well as lock ups
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864223
Synaptic not showing up - I have seen this segfault too ..... think someone mentioned removing .synaptic in one post but check
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864099
other problems
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863435
Xsessions broken after upgrading
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863947
Xauthority problem login in
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863430 >>> SOLVED
Graphics problem - ATI card
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863303
Seahorse problems - no plugins
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863693
Pop up dialogues on secondary screen - projector
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863700
Upgrade Freeze
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862762 >>> SOLVED
Upgrade managed to kill it
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863679 >>> SOLVED
Cannot load session UBUNTU
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863691 <<< SOLUTIONS - needs to get Unity running now
Network stops working .....
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863520
Sidebar in Unity will not display when windows are open and Network disconnected flashes on and off on screen
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863536
OpenGL problems Nvidia - segmentation fault .... first in upgrade .... then in fresh install
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863419 <<< SOLVED
Day 5 Monday 17th October
ATI problem
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859330
Samba cannot access windows 7
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863147
Synaptic problem ...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863136 SOLUTION GIVEN IN A LINK
Re-installing clean on a fresh partition after failed upgrade - causing problems still
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11357431#post11357431 SOLVED nomodeset
I need to be able to use NoMachine's NX. After i connect - how do I revert to Natty
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863068
failed upgrade - frozen at boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11357300#post11357300
freezes at boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11356558#post11356558
Upgrading and cannot see Windows 7 (wubi install)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862781 <<< SOLVED
The problem was solved, I changed grub.cfg manually to include os-prober section.Screenshot problems and Nautilus
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861039 <<< SOLVED
As a side note, home networking/file sharing with Xubuntu was a nightmare until I discovered Gigolo, which seemlessly integrates network views with Thunar.Problem
Wireless not working
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11356312&posted=1#post11356312 <<< SOLVED
Sweeeet! I found the solution from the link 23dornot23d posted and got it goin. there was a hard block on. [Rfkill unblock all] did the trick. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to help me!
______________________________
What you can do to help UBUNTU - let them know about your hardware and if it works .... in 11,10
http://friendly.ubuntu.com/participate/
New Approach to this ..... a few common solutions ... at the top ... picking useful threads ......
( as I have a good idea if they are re-occurring now - so although I will not be posting as many .......
The ones here at the top should be a good start to finding a solution for the main problems .....
If yours is not here and you think it should be let me know at the end of this thread the link and a good one liner for the problem
ATI graphics in Gnome Shell >>> LINK
Synaptic Problem a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1865094)
Xauthority Problem a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863430)
Gnome-Shell Problem a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864826)
Completing a upgrade a solution >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862762)
Slow Wireless Network connection >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863719)
Setting up the Resolv.conf file by using a Live CD >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863679)
Computer running slow >>> LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861622&page=8)
After 1 Week doing this and hardly any replies now - I guess its over .... ( But I hope it helped somebody somewhere )
It may still come in useful .... for later upgrades ...... but hopefully these problems will be fixed soon .....
I will continue to help out on the threads where possible as that is less time consuming.
Next YEAR 12.04 >>> hopefully it will be different ....
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/2209/welcometoupgrade.jpg
Question ..... if this had been displayed slightly differently before the upgrade would things have turned out any better .......
(clicking on ask me later at this point does nothing in my case) ......
(don't upgrade returns declined - as expected)
( I am asking this as part of my own personal interest ...... just to find out if it matters to anyone )
or can anyone think of a way that would make the upgrade safer than this .......
Maybe writing to a Flash Drive first ..... as they become cheaper and faster ..... maybe by Next April
they will be the main medium for everyone to use ..... a lot happens in 6 Months ......
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9044/buttons1upgradev002a.jpg
I have created this thread to try to keep track of any failed upgrades
hopefully from this we can work out why some of the failures occur ......
The ones I am seeing in these first 5 days are ......
STAGE 1 ...... The main problems
Problem 1 .... NETWORK .... Lock ups (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/811441) - possible bug - post 24 was a solution for some
(http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859630) Problem 2 .... ATI card .... Lock ups ..... ( LINK THAT MAY HELP (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859180) ) freezing at boot
Problem 3 .... 100 % CPU Usage Nautilus ......
Problem 4 .... Synaptic does not open .... segfault & other errors
Ptoblem 5 .... Losing the Desktiop settings .......
Problem 6 .... Wifi ...... Solution posted ....... LINK (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1860574)
Problem 7 .... External Hard Drive being removed causes freeze ..... BUGS (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11348435&postcount=14) ... Thread for this
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1778373
STAGE 2 .... Problems almost non recurring now ....... to give some idea to users that the above
are the main still to be aware of ......
Will put problems below here if I believe that they appear to be not causing as many problems now .......
Problem 1.... LOGIN - not accepting password .. Xauthority (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859233) * ( Day 3 problem appears to have died down )
Problem 2..... Evolution .... Mail Messages went missing - solution to move them to thunderbird (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859630)
Problem 3 .... Display & Themes not showing properly ..... GTK problem (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859213) ... possible solution
Problem 4 .... Display problems using ATI with Gnome shell ..... ( needs a dev fix for this )
____________________________________
Some are asking how to get the fallback session
Others are asking about Gnome-shell
see this thread for answers
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861063
____________________________________
Xubuntu (http://www.xubuntu.org/about) Lubuntu (http://lubuntu.net/screenshot) Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/features) Kubuntu (http://www.kubuntu.org/feature-tour)
About problems due to upgrading (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1580857)
11.10 Oneiric
To be safe try it out on a liveCD or USB first ........
Backup any Data you need - try installing it clean - if you have space -
try it in a clean partition 15-20Gig for testing that things like your graphics picks
up and your networks ......
This time a
FRESH INSTALL (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862775) ...... is probably best - as we have moved from Gnome2 to Gnome 3
( There seems to be less problem being reported from fresh installs in the forums. )
(Something may be done for the next release to try to avoid some of them happening
again ..... if we can get a grasp of what is going wrong .....
please post a link below if you have a valid upgrade problem .... from 11.04 to 11.10
(Power Outages can not be avoided - but running out of battery power on laptops can)
DO NOT ABORT THE INSTALL HALF WAY THROUGH ...... it takes a long time to do it .....
be prepared to wait ....... have lunch .... watch a movie ...... and then rest >>>
as many others will be downloading it at the same time ...... hours may pass .....
Possible things that may go wrong ..... through not taking care .....
1 ..... Making sure there are no errors on your existing system to start with
2 ...... Ensuring you have enough space on your drive for the upgrade
3 ...... Not doing it on Battery power from the laptop and finding it takes longer than expected .
Hope all goes well ......
____________________________________
Things appear to have eased off a bit - so I will update this again in 3 hours time .......
From Monday ...... to Friday ...... this may not get updated as regular ..... but I thought
I better say as people may be using this as some sort of guide ........
I still think its better to wait untill all the ones below are fixed ...... or at least have solutions
before moving to version 11.10 ........ * or failing that ,,, ( let 1 month pass then try ...... )
your choice as always ..... best of luck with whatever you decide to do .......
Day 7 Wednesday 19th October
Synaptic Problem
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1865094 >>> SOLVED
Gnome-shell problem after Upgrade
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864826 >>> SOLVED
Problems 3 off ...... Ubuntu Desktop ...... moving date in Classic .......
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864302
Day 6 Tuesday 18th October
Keyboard failure as well as lock ups
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864223
Synaptic not showing up - I have seen this segfault too ..... think someone mentioned removing .synaptic in one post but check
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1864099
other problems
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863435
Xsessions broken after upgrading
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863947
Xauthority problem login in
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863430 >>> SOLVED
Graphics problem - ATI card
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863303
Seahorse problems - no plugins
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863693
Pop up dialogues on secondary screen - projector
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863700
Upgrade Freeze
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862762 >>> SOLVED
Upgrade managed to kill it
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863679 >>> SOLVED
Cannot load session UBUNTU
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863691 <<< SOLUTIONS - needs to get Unity running now
Network stops working .....
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863520
Sidebar in Unity will not display when windows are open and Network disconnected flashes on and off on screen
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863536
OpenGL problems Nvidia - segmentation fault .... first in upgrade .... then in fresh install
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863419 <<< SOLVED
Day 5 Monday 17th October
ATI problem
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1859330
Samba cannot access windows 7
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863147
Synaptic problem ...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863136 SOLUTION GIVEN IN A LINK
Re-installing clean on a fresh partition after failed upgrade - causing problems still
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11357431#post11357431 SOLVED nomodeset
I need to be able to use NoMachine's NX. After i connect - how do I revert to Natty
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1863068
failed upgrade - frozen at boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11357300#post11357300
freezes at boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11356558#post11356558
Upgrading and cannot see Windows 7 (wubi install)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1862781 <<< SOLVED
The problem was solved, I changed grub.cfg manually to include os-prober section.Screenshot problems and Nautilus
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1861039 <<< SOLVED
As a side note, home networking/file sharing with Xubuntu was a nightmare until I discovered Gigolo, which seemlessly integrates network views with Thunar.Problem
Wireless not working
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11356312&posted=1#post11356312 <<< SOLVED
Sweeeet! I found the solution from the link 23dornot23d posted and got it goin. there was a hard block on. [Rfkill unblock all] did the trick. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to help me!
______________________________