On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:31:06 -0400 Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Celejar([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:46:15 -0400 > > Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Celejar([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > My aptitude (uptodate Sid) has been behaving rather strangely > > > > lately. When doing updates, it seems to always hang for long > > > > periods of time while displaying the line: > > > > > > > > 99% [5 Packages 4308] > > > > > > > > or similar. No processor, network or HDD usage seems to be > > > > occurring. > <--<snip>--> > > > > > > > > Yes. Started yesterday, here. I tried again then morning and it > > > was still hanging at 12 PM EST when I finally was able to finish > > > the upgrade. > > > > > > Wayne > > > > I don't seem to have it quite as bad as you; my updates often do > > finish (I sometimes kill them and just try again) after mysteriously > > hanging for a couple of minutes. Today I did a (possibly) > > successful one and pulled in about 64MB of upgrades. > > > > Did a testing and etch upgrade yesterday and overnight. Both completed > in about the normal time, for me. Seems the problem (?) has been > fixed. /* cross fingers */ I had the morning's successful update / upgrade, but just now experienced the strange hang on the 'Packages' line. It did clear up and complete within a couple of minutes, though. > Wayne Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]