internet went down during upgrade...now what?

[mjiba]

Last night, I tried to use the Update Manager to Upgrade from 7.10 to 8.04. I had downloaded about 1/4 of the files when my internet connection went down and the installation process stopped. Since then, whenever I try to upgrade from the Update Manager (yes I did click the box to check for new updates), there is no option to upgrade (just the normal update screen telling me my system is up to date). What am I doing wrong???

<SOLVED>
please see post #20 for my solution. was able to get update manager to upgrade to hardy!!!

[Pumalite]

If your Internet is back; run:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

[mjiba]

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, it did not work.

mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016) gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016) gutsy/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release [65.9kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release [58.5kB]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages [4065kB]
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Packages [7664B]
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Packages [158kB]
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages [1075kB]
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Packages [83.0kB]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages [259kB]
Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages [9936B]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Packages [4263B]
Fetched 5787kB in 5m1s (19.2kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Pumalite]

Thry the official method again:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading
Choose the best Server for you.

[nwtarr]

Hmm, i have same, but more bad trouble.

I start upgrading and leave computer, when i back, the screen displays problem with package perl-modules, internet connection going down, because, network-manager is desapier from "tray".

I rebooted, but network-manager not apper.

I insert my CD-ROM with "Gutsy Gibbon" and start revery in Synaptic.

Recovering succesful finised and i reboot my PC, but... but i got a new problem when linux boot, with line /etc/rc or something else (can't read, becouse some strange garbage symbols flood over all display).

I reboot again, have same problem, then boot in revery mode, but no fsck, no ls and other programs not avaible, i reboot again and got new problem with boot-loader...

Tomorrow, i try to reinstall from fresh burned CD with Hardy...

Be very careful!

[mjiba]

any other ideas what i can do??? i have seen other threads about similar problems but have not seen a solution as of yet.

[Pumalite]

Try to upgrade again. Post the output.

[mjiba]

I have tried this with several sources including main server, server for US, and the best server.

mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for mjiba:
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016) gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016) gutsy/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Packages
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Packages
Fetched 4B in 1s (3B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
mjiba@mjiba:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Pumalite]

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

[mjiba]

sorry, maybe i wasn't clear in my prior posts. i have tried using update manager to upgrade but when i check for possible upgrades, there is no option to upgrade to 8.04. it says my system is up to date.

[Pumalite]

Post:
uname -a

[mjiba]

mjiba@mjiba:~$ uname -a
Linux mjiba 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[Pumalite]

Well. you are in Gutsy, no doubt. You could try this, but I haven't tried it with Hardy Heron:

sudo sed -i 's/gutsy/hardy/' /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[mjiba]

no go.

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade gives same results. system is up to date. i guess the easiest thing to do at this point is burn a CD of Hardy and try an upgrade that way.

thanks for your help though.

[Pumalite]

Good luck.

[mjiba]

ok, so just burned hardy ISO. my machine recognizes the disk but no prompt to upgrade.

ran gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade"
and nothing happens.

does anyone have an idea about what's going on here???

[Pumalite]

You need the Alternate CD to upgrade.

[mjiba]

ahh shoot. guess i didn't have enough coffee today. will do. thanks again

[Pumalite]

Make it Turkish coffee.

[mjiba]

Ok, so finally got my system to upgrade. Don't know if this is a recommended solution, but it worked. A friend who is much more knowledgeable than i am suggested editing /etc/apt/sources.list and changing lines with gutsy to hardy.
eg.
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security universe main multiverse restricted
becomes:
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main multiverse restricted

I then ran update manager which listed an enormous amount of updates and then immediately informed me that i needed to do a partial upgrade. I clicked ok and here i am!

please understand that i am a total newb and did not figure this out myself. i cannot recommend this to anyone else but can report that it worked for me. can someone confirm that this is an acceptable way for others to upgrade their systems???