cdromupgrade

[DWade]

the following is the source of cdromupgrade on the cd
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#!/bin/sh
#
# "cdromupgrade" is a shell script wrapper around the dist-upgrader
# to make it possible to put it onto the top-level dir of a CD and
# run it from there
#
# Not that useful unfortunately when the CD is mounted "noexec".
#
# WARNING: make sure to call it with a absolute path!
# (e.g. /cdrom/cdromugprade)

# the codename is AUTO-GENERATED from the build-host relase codename
CODENAME=hardy
UPGRADER_DIR=dists/stable/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all/

cddirname="${0%\/*}"
fullpath="$cddirname/$UPGRADER_DIR"

# extrace the tar to a TMPDIR and run it from there
if [ ! -f "$fullpath/$CODENAME.tar.gz" ]; then
    echo "Could not find the upgrade application archive, exiting"
    exit 1
fi

TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
cd $TMPDIR
tar xzf "$fullpath/$CODENAME.tar.gz"
if [ ! -x $TMPDIR/$CODENAME ]; then
    echo "Could not find the upgrade application in the archive, exiting"
    exit 1
fi
$TMPDIR/$CODENAME --cdrom "$cddirname"
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and as you can see this: UPGRADER_DIR=dists/stable/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all/
this is no dist/stable there is dist/main though. the quote stable and unstable are not on the disk infront of main

This causes the cdromupgrade not to run.

This is the lastest Hard ISO down loaded today. from Utah University "ubuntu-8.04-alternate-amd64.iso"

Also the repair cd on the boot up screen does not work. It goes to partitioner instead of list of fix commands. and if I go to the list of commands and choose reinstall grub boot loader it goes to partitioner as well.

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add the log files from '/var/log/dist-upgrade/' to this bug report as attachments? Thanks in advance.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

I just checked my image and I have a dists/stable symlink there. How is the CD mounted for you? Could you please run (in a terminal):
$ mount
and paste the result to this report? Maybe it got mounted without the symlink support or something like that.

Thanks,
 michael

[DWade (walksale)]

Sorry I didn't get back to right off the bat.

I have finially tried upgrading several times here again. It appears that
the upgrade problem from CD was cleared up in one of Ubuntu updates.

If you fresh load either Kubuntu or Ubuntu 7.10 the latest CD image, and try
to upgrade it will not work.

I use Acronis backup software. I have abackup of both Kubuntu and Ubuntu
last update in July or early August I have to look at the image date, but
neither one of them will upgrade from the CD until I ran all the updates
with either apt-get or update manager. Then it will upgrade.

But... that isn't really necessary since it's faster to load the new 8.04
Distro. Having found APTOCD on the install program list, makes it very easy
to install either Kubuntu or Ubuntu in less than 30 minutes with all the
programs I need and updated to the date of APTOCD disk. "THAT NEEDS TO BE
EXPLAINED TO PEOPLE"

At work our download speed is like connecting a eSATA external hard drive to
the computer.

At home I have for internet either snail snail dialup since I am at the end
of the phone line max connection of 26.4K or my Verizon Air Card EVDO Rev A,
which will down load at 800K to 1800K depending on the towers usage.

Kubuntu KPPP Dialer in version 8.04 works great. All that has to be done is
to search for the modem and ad the "init 2" line of code in the settings.
and create the resolve.conf file in etc.

Ubuntu does not come with a dialer. Next. I used the APTONCD and installed
APTONCD and GPPP. I tried to get it to work, it couldn't find the modem. I
had to blacklist airprime, as per the instruction for setting up a aircard
listed back in the forums for version 7.04 I believe. Then rebooted and
tried to dial again. GPPP works with wvdial. So you have to set up wvdial
with all the modem properties. Then it will work.

I am starting to prefer Ubuntu to Kubuntu or should I say Gnome console to
KDE console. KDE always comes up with when view another partition or
external drive can not save bookmarks. But you can from file manager always
open drive or folder as root. Ubuntu no longer has that option.

To open or copy I have to do it from terminal.
In KDE you can right click on the terminal I can and open it in a run box
then open it as root.
In Gnome you can do that. I always have to use sudo. is there any way
around that?

Thanks

David Walker

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From: "Nick Ellery" <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:30 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 239554] Re: cdromupgrade

> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
> better. Could you please add the log files from '/var/log/dist-upgrade/'
> to this bug report as attachments? Thanks in advance.
>
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => update-manager
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Tags added: cdrom-upgrade
>
> --
> cdromupgrade
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239554
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "update-manager" in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug descript...

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You mentioned several other potential bugs in your last response. If these are still occuring, please open additional bug reports for those and any future bugs you may find.