wvdial failed to install on upgrade to 8.10

[Mykle Raymond]

Binary package hint: update-manager

During upgrade to 8.10, wvdial configuration stopped and did not continue after 15min.
Used ctrl-C to interrupt, and continued from there.
Dunno how to attach multiple log files as requested for similar error.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Package: update-manager 1:0.93.32
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

I reassign this to wvdial:

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I everything else working normal?

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Mykle, could you please describe why you have interrupted wvdial setup with ctrl+c ?

[Mykle Raymond (n7jzt)]

The installation of the upgrade to 8.10 proceeded smoothly for
almost two hours. I monitored the progress closely, because there
always seem to be requirements for attention, like questions that
pop up on the screen. The estimated-time-remaining counted down to
one minute, then the estimation was removed since the process was
about to finish.

The install of wvdial was noted, and then nothing happened.
Twenty minutes later, I had the impression that no further progress
was going to happen. I did not know if there are any commands that
would skip that step and continue, otherwise I expected to have to
power off and back on. ctrl+c was the first keystroke that had any
effect.

The installation continued, then discovered that wvdial had not
completed it's install, and offered to retry that step. I approved,
and the same wvdial install statement appeared. I waited over ten
minutes before using ctrl+c again.

The installation completed, without doing any cleanup or reboot.
I shut down Ubuntu normally, then powered off and back on.
The system appeared to boot normally.

This computer does not have a modem.

I note that wvdial is a modem program, so it did not seem that the
installation should require any more time than the other packages.
If wvdial requires a long time to compete the installation, I would
suggest a note be added that alerts the user.

I recall a similar problem when upgrading in spring 2008, with the
wvdial installation occurring earlier. I had to burn a CD and do
a complete installation.

I am a novice Linux user, and am using this computer to get some
experience. I apologize if my actions were not appropriate.

Thanks,
Mykle Raymond

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jean-Baptiste Lallement <email address hidden>
>Sent: Nov 1, 2008 4:48 PM
>To: <email address hidden>
>Subject: [Bug 291422] Re: wvdial failed to install on upgrade to 8.10
>
>Mykle, could you please describe why you have interrupted wvdial setup
>with ctrl+c ?
>
>** Changed in: wvdial (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>--
>wvdial failed to install on upgrade to 8.10
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291422
>You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>of the bug.
>
>Status in “wvdial” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
>Bug description:
>Binary package hint: update-manager
>
>During upgrade to 8.10, wvdial configuration stopped and did not continue after 15min.
>Used ctrl-C to interrupt, and continued from there.
>Dunno how to attach multiple log files as requested for similar error.
>
>ProblemType: Package
>Architecture: i386
>DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
>ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>Package: update-manager 1:0.93.32
>PackageArchitecture: all
>SourcePackage: update-manager
>Title: package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for your feedback and the very detailed explanation. This is an old known issue. I'm marking this report as duplicate of bug 50041

Thank you for your time.