upgrade 12 to 14 fails

[nigelhorne]

Any ideas? Google shows nothing. I get this:


root@utilite:/home/njh# apt-get clean
root@utilite:/home/njh# do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Your Ubuntu release is not supported anymore.
For upgrade information, please visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com/releaseendoflife


Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [198 B]
Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,134 kB]
Fetched 1,134 kB in 0s (0 B/s)
authenticate 'saucy.tar.gz' against 'saucy.tar.gz.gpg'
extracting 'saucy.tar.gz'


Reading cache


Checking package manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal Release
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal Release
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main armel Packages/DiffIndex
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_GB

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en

Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main armel Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe armel Packages/DiffIndex
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_GB

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en_GB

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en

Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main armel Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe armel Packages/DiffIndex
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_GB

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en_GB

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en

Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main armel Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe armel Packages/DiffIndex
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_GB

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en

Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en_GB

..




Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/main armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal/universe armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main armel Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://ports.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main armel Packages
404 Not Found
Fetched 0 B in 6s (0 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done


Updating repository information
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy/universe Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Sources
Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy/universe Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Sources
Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy/universe Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ports.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/universe Sources
Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)


Error during update


A problem occurred during the update. This is usually some sort of
network problem, please check your network connection and retry.


W:Failed to fetch
http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/saucy/Release Unable to
find expected entry 'main/binary-armel/Packages' in Release file
(Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/saucy/Release
Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-armel/Packages' in Release
file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch
http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/saucy-security/Release Unable to find
expected entry 'main/binary-armel/Packages' in Release file (Wrong
sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch
http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/saucy-updates/Release Unable to find
expected entry 'main/binary-armel/Packages' in Release file (Wrong
sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch
http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/saucy-security/Release
Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-armel/Packages' in Release
file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch
http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/saucy-updates/Release
Unable to find expected entry 'main/binary-armel/Packages' in Release
file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or
old ones used instead.




Restoring original system state


Aborting
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Building data structures... Done

Here's my sources.list:


deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports quantal main
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ quantal main universe
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ quantal main universe
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ quantal-security main universe
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ quantal-security main universe
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ quantal-updates main universe
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ quantal-updates main universe
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ quantal-security main
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports quantal-updates main

[ian-weisser]

Looks like you are trying to update from 12.10 (quantal) to 13.10 (saucy) .
Both 12.10 and 13.10 are past end-of-life and are no longer supported.
Both sets of repositories have been withdrawn, which is why you cannot reach them.

12.04 (precise) and 14.04 (trusty) are currently supported releases.
There is a direct upgrade path from 12.04 to 14.04 . But you don't seem to be running 12.04.
There is no direct upgrade path from 12.10 to 13.04 nor to 14.04 .
The only supported upgrade path from 12.10 was to 13.04 (not 13.10), which is also past end-of-life.

That's a longwinded way of saying that the version of Ubuntu you seem to be running (12.10) has missed the bus for upgrades.

The recommended method for upgrading older, unsupported versions of Ubuntu are to 1) Backup your data, and 2) Use the 12.04 or 14.04 installer to install (not upgrade) a supported version of Ubuntu. The installer will try to preserve your data.

Why your system is trying to jump a from 12.10 to 13.10 instead of 13.04 is an interesting question...but only relevant if your system keeps trying after the install.

[nigelhorne]

Thanks for the reply. There's nothing on it that I need to back-up, I can recreate it all. Where is the installer for version 14? All I could find was Wintel archictecture installers, not one for my Arm box. Thanks.

-Nigel

[ian-weisser]

Desktop 14.04 for ARM isn't supported yet.
See http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/arm for available images.

[nigelhorne]

Ian,

Thanks for your reply. Just to make sure that I've understood you correctly, Ubuntu have E-O-L'd a version for which they haven't produced an update? That doesn't seem to make much sense.

-Nigel

[ian-weisser]

Ubuntu has never committed to forever support of any architecture. And has never supported all ARM versions.
Perhaps you were using a successful port? There are some out there.

Server for some versions of ARM is supported in 12.04 and 14.04.

I could be wrong, but I don't think Desktop for (some versions of) ARM was ever supported. I don't recall seeing it. Desktop for (some versions of) ARM is one of the goals of the Ubuntu For Devices (Ubuntu Touch / Ubuntu Phone) project.

Ubuntu evolves over time, and that means flavors and architectures come and go sometimes. One entire flavor, Gobuntu, was ended - it's functionality replaced by one checkbox in the installer. Other flavors, like Lubuntu and GnomeBuntu have been added. Similarly, architectures come and go - PowerPC was supported until a few years ago, and (some versions of ARM) will gain support soon.