Upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 procedure failed in preparation steps

[snow-runner]

Hello,

Trying to upgrade Ubuntu version from 11.10 to 12.04.

Thankx in advance for help.

1. Ran update manager for getting the information on 12.04 packages for network install
2. Then I cklick CHECK button and get following error with the "Failed to download repository information
Check your internet connection":


W:Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)/dists/natty/main/binary-i386/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
, W:Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)/dists/natty/restricted/binary-i386/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-proposed/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-proposed/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-proposed/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-proposed/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.153 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, W:Failed to fetch http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[snow-runner]

Any help most aprreciated.
According to google sources it suppose to be the problem with lines in /etc/apt/sources.list. But I am not sure which lines are the problem so to be commented or deleted ?
Or any other idea?

[snow-runner]

Still do not get it why in the /etc/apt/sources.list the first line is deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)]/ natty main restricted
when my system is ubuntu 11.10 ?

[Bashing-om]

snow-runner; Hi !

Not enough information to this time to make a determination of the source of the problem.
What method are you doing, to do this release upgrade ? (from the 11.10 install -> online upgrade, from a 12.04 liveDVD, else ??)
As 11.10 is now End-Of-Life; maybe the repository has already been turned down (??).
In any event we need to look at the sources.list file and see why the "CD" source is enabled, as generally it is not to be enabled.

Do not know yet what is going on with your system as one of the destinations is reachable:



sysop@1310mini:~$ ping -c3 91.189.88.153
PING 91.189.88.153 (91.189.88.153) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 91.189.88.153: icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=133 ms
64 bytes from 91.189.88.153: icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=132 ms
64 bytes from 91.189.88.153: icmp_seq=3 ttl=48 time=134 ms

--- 91.189.88.153 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 132.661/133.529/134.826/0.934 ms
sysop@1310mini:~$

and will assume all others are also reachable.

Show us your current sources :


cat -n /etc/apt/sources.list
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list


We will


get to the bottom of things

[snow-runner]

hello thanx for response.

Well about update manager strange behaviour !? Yes, guess I could make upgrade from DVD iso image .
But there still will be problem with unstable update manager when trying to make easier upgrading or installing packages that are checked as newest...and beinformed about them through update manager.
So guess to handle problem with update manager is good idea for future clean system work !?!?!

so command cat -n /etc/apt/sources.list is giving me this: ( attention second command output is at the bottom )

1 deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)]/ natty main restricted
2
3 # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
4 # newer versions of the distribution.
5 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted
6 deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted
7
8 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
9 ## distribution.
10 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates main restricted
11 deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates main restricted
12
13 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
14 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
15 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
16 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric universe
17 deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric universe
18 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates universe
19 deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates universe
20
21 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
22 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
23 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
24 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
25 ## security team.
26 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric multiverse
27 deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric multiverse
28 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates multiverse
29 deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates multiverse
30
31 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
32 ## repository.
33 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
34 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
35 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
36 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
37 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
38 # deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
39 # deb-src http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
40
41 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security main restricted
42 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security main restricted
43 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security universe
44 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security universe
45 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security multiverse
46 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security multiverse
47
48 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
49 ## 'partner' repository.
50 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
51 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
52 deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
53 # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
54
55 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
56 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
57 deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
58 deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
59 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
60 deb http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-backports restricted main multiverse universe




2.
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list



deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu oneiric main
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner #Added by software-center
drvaric@drvaric-nb:/etc$ sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list
deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu oneiric main
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner #Added by software-center

[Bashing-om]

snow-runner; Well;

Like this.


1 deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)]/ natty main restricted

The 'natty' release is of no value to you. Comment out that line (place # at start of line);
Then - if you persist in attempting to on-line release upgrade - follow the instructions as directed in:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades


If you do a clean install -back up all personal data 1st - then all these problems you worry about are non-existent.



all in what you want to do

[kansasnoob]

Upgrades from 11.10 to 12.04 do still work, I know because I just performed a test to see what hardware stack was implemented, and upgrades do still use the Precise kernel and xorg versions. You probably should give this a browse:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

If you opt for a fresh install using the current 12.04.4 image you'll end up with a Saucy hardware enablement stack and need to upgrade to the Trusty stack later this year. I personally prefer using the archived 12.04.1 images for reinstalling:

http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04.1/

I know the header says 12.04.3 but the 12.04.1 and original 12.04 images are there and they use the Precise hardware stack which is supported throughout April 2017.

If you're still considering an upgrade just open the Update Manager and click on Settings in the lower left hand corner. That will open Software Sources, then click on the Ubuntu Software tab and make sure that nothing is checked in Installable from CD/DVD:

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Probably also wise to click on the Other Software tab and make sure no CD's are checked there:

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Then click on the Updates tab and make sure Notify me of a new version is set properly:

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