Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy

2014-12-15 Thread Bob Proulx
James Allsopp wrote: > Thanks Bob, > Hit a snag, I thought the upgrade would update the kernel and it's left me > with a mismatch. I can't now log into the machine, no ssh and no keyboard. > I think I'm going to try and use a netinst disk to rescue the system, > unless you've any other ideas? Usin

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy

2014-12-15 Thread James Allsopp
Thanks Bob, Hit a snag, I thought the upgrade would update the kernel and it's left me with a mismatch. I can't now log into the machine, no ssh and no keyboard. I think I'm going to try and use a netinst disk to rescue the system, unless you've any other ideas? I remember in Linux a long time ago

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy

2014-12-15 Thread Bob Proulx
James Allsopp wrote: > I've not had access to my machine for a while, and I've just tried to do an > upgrade from squeeze to wheezy using the instructions found here; > http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-debian-squeeze-to-wheezy Why are you using those instructions instead of the official De

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy

2014-12-15 Thread Marko Randjelovic
What happens when you run apt-get -f install? -- http://markorandjelovic.hopto.org One should not be afraid of humans. Well, I am not afraid of humans, but of what is inhuman in them. Ivo Andric, "Signs near the travel-road" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy fails with error

2013-06-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 07 iun 13, 17:07:01, fireball wrote: > > The only task I have left is to get gdm working properly with my > motherboard's video processor. You might want to start a new thread and please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser O

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy fails with error

2013-06-07 Thread fireball
Your "real thing" suggestion is the best one so far! Somehow, in my haste, I confused someone's ad-hoc howto for the real release notes. I ended up hiring a consultant for a couple of hours to bail me out. My system is now upgraded. The only task I have left is to get gdm working properly with my

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy fails with error

2013-06-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 06 iun 13, 21:39:58, fireball wrote: > Today I tried upgrading from squeeze to wheezy. I followed the instructions > here: > http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-debian-squeeze-to-wheezy You could try the real thing instead http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/releasenotes > When I d

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy fails with error

2013-06-07 Thread John Hasler
fireball writes: > apt-get install gnome What's that in aid of? Just do: aptitude update aptitude safe-upgrade aptitude full-upgrade "Safe-upgrade" will upgrade everything it can without removing anything. "Full upgrade" will upgrade everything even if some removals are necessary. -- John Hasl

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy fails with error

2013-06-07 Thread fireball
For example, I tried this link http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/12/msg00561.html which suggests trying the following steps: apt-get update apt-get install gnome apt-get -f install (had to do that about three times before full success) apt-get -f dist-upgrade However, the above solutio

Re: Upgrading from squeeze to wheezy fails with error

2013-06-06 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
Maybe you could share us link(s) to solutions that you had tried before? 2013/6/7 fireball : > Today I tried upgrading from squeeze to wheezy. I followed the instructions > here: > http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-debian-squeeze-to-wheezy > > When I did the dist-upgrade, after it downloade