Nolind
April 30th, 2012, 09:11 PM
I've updated from 11.10 to 12.04 but the update froze at the point illustrated below. Everything is working fine but I can't get the update to complete or run the update manager. It advises a partial update. It then advised me to do the following and this was the result. It hung at the same point as the initial upgrade.
olin@nolin-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for nolin:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
nolin@nolin-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up memtest86+ (4.20-1.1ubuntu1) ...
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Generating grub.cfg ...
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-19-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-19-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-15-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
grub-probe: error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found Microsoft Windows XP Professional on /dev/sda2
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
done
olin@nolin-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for nolin:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
nolin@nolin-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up memtest86+ (4.20-1.1ubuntu1) ...
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Generating grub.cfg ...
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-19-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-19-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-15-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
grub-probe: error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
Found Microsoft Windows XP Professional on /dev/sda2
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
error: cannot seek `/dev/sdb'.
done