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sean51
August 9th, 2014, 01:45 PM
Hello all,

I am a relative newby, as I only fire up my Ubuntu system every now and then but, I was having problems with my 12.04 version, not enough space on my extended partition to upgrade, not being how to work out how to resize my extended partition, despite there being space etc. So, I deleted a few files and simply tried to upgrade from a CD to 12.10.

Unfortunately, since then, I have not been able to access my drives because of the following error:

Unable to mount 218 GB Volume

Adding read ACL for uid 1000 to `/media/sean' failed: Operation not supported

And when I try to upgrade any software as it says I don't have internet connection, which obviously I do as I am typing here.

When I use the command sudo apt-get upgrade or update I get a load of fetch errors such as:

sudo apt-get update
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I've found a few similar "help" threads but none seem to be similar enough for me to decipher how to sort this problem. Most seem to suggest its about my source list but my source list has not looked like those in help threads and I can't how to adapt it as described.

My source list looks like this:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release i386 (20121017.2)]/ quantal main restricted
# 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.

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates main restricted

## 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.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal universe
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates universe

## 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.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal multiverse
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-updates multiverse

## 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://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://gb.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

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main #Third party developers repository
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse

# 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.

## 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.

## 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://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal-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 quantal partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main

I assume these problems are simple to solve and I am just being dumb but any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in anticipation

Sean

grahammechanical
August 9th, 2014, 01:59 PM
I assume these problems are simple to solve

Yes, it is simple to solve if you accept that re-installing Ubuntu 12.04 is the simple option.

Ubuntu 12.10 is end of life. We cannot now upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10. Besides which upgrading to a newer release is not necessarily the fix for problems. We might find that the problems have carried over to the upgraded version. Based upon my experience a fresh/new install often fixes problems.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition

My advice is to download either Ubuntu 12.04.5 or Ubuntu 14.04.1 and use a live session to back up any documents that you do not want to lose and then install afresh.

Regards.

sean51
August 9th, 2014, 04:20 PM
To be honest, I have all my docs etc. on a separate partition for just this reason so, I may have a rew files on my desktop but nothing really critical.

So, your suggestion is to simply install a fresh version of Ubuntu over the last one and it should be OK?

I have to say, I've followed guides (I think, including the link you gave) to try and increase the size of my extended partition, that Ubuntu is installed on, and none of the solutions seem to work.

I'll try again.

Thanks for your help

Sean

ubfan1
August 9th, 2014, 06:00 PM
Resizing the partitions (assuming you do it right) is the first step, then look at the resize2fs command (man resize2fs). The reinstall is probably still a good idea, but be REALLY careful and do NOT select the live media's offer to "update Ubuntu" or words to that effect -- the missing part of the offer is "WIPE DISK and" , so everything you think is safe in another partition will be wiped.