No go. After switching to main repository and reloading it, I see following error box:
Could not download all repository indexes The repository might be no longer available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and the correct writing of the repository address in the preferences. with this content: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz: 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz: 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz: 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz: 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz: 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz: 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Trying to run update-manager -d produces this: Getting upgrade prerequisites failed The system was unable to get the prerequisites for the upgrade. The upgrade will abort now and restore the original system state. Please report this as a bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bugreport. Content in /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log: $=> cat main.log 2008-01-02 11:28:17,786 INFO release-upgrader version '0.81' started 2008-01-02 11:28:18,703 DEBUG lsb-release: 'feisty' 2008-01-02 11:28:18,703 DEBUG _pythonSymlinkCheck run 2008-01-02 11:28:19,380 DEBUG checkViewDepends() 2008-01-02 11:28:19,380 DEBUG getRequiredBackports() 2008-01-02 11:28:22,247 ERROR IOError in cache.update(): 'Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] '. Retrying (currentRetry: 0) 2008-01-02 11:28:24,874 ERROR IOError in cache.update(): 'Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] '. Retrying (currentRetry: 1) 2008-01-02 11:28:28,208 ERROR IOError in cache.update(): 'Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.45 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80] '. Retrying (currentRetry: 2) 2008-01-02 11:28:28,209 ERROR doUpdate() failed complettely 2008-01-02 11:28:28,854 ERROR Can not find backport 'release-upgrader-apt' Again, this problem occurs all the time on an Itanium system: -cpu product: 31 vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 2 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] version: 5 size: 1300MHz uname -a: Linux hostname 2.6.20-16-mckinley #2 SMP Tue Dec 18 06:32:55 UTC 2007 ia64 GNU/Linux Are IA64 packages still maintained? Why would they disappear if they were there in the first place? On Dec 26, 2007 6:44 PM, Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > change the location to Main or different loaction in your update manager > and reload before you try upgrade again. > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:21:42 +0000 > > Subject: [Bug 153980] Re: 7.04->7.10 "Upgrade" fails: "Getting upgrade > prerequisites failed" > > > > I've been trying to update my Itanium workstation to Gutsy for quite > > some time now. I even tried a 'clean' install only to roll back to > > Feisty. Every time I try to upgrade IA64 to Gutsy, I see following > > messages: > > > > "Getting upgrade prerequisites failed > > The system was unable to get the prerequisites for the upgrade. The > upgrade will abort now and restore the original system state. > > Please report this as a bug against the 'update-manager' package and > include the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bugreport." > > > > After following bug report's suggestion, I go to /var/log/dist-upgrade > > and this is what I see: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/log/dist-upgrade]$ > > $=> ls -ltr > > total 8 > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2007-12-26 10:43 apt.log > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2007-12-26 11:14 term.log > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5080 2007-12-26 11:14 main.log > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/log/dist-upgrade]$ > > $=> > > > > There is no 'bugreport.*'. I guess, this is another "bug" to report. > > In any case, main.log reports this: > > > > $=> cat main.log > > 2007-12-26 11:14:39,579 INFO release-upgrader version '0.81' started > > 2007-12-26 11:14:40,352 DEBUG lsb-release: 'feisty' > > 2007-12-26 11:14:40,353 DEBUG _pythonSymlinkCheck run > > 2007-12-26 11:14:40,965 DEBUG checkViewDepends() > > 2007-12-26 11:14:40,966 DEBUG getRequiredBackports() > > 2007-12-26 11:14:43,845 ERROR IOError in cache.update(): 'Failed to > fetch > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found [IP: > 91.189.88.46 80] > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-updates/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-security/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > '. Retrying (currentRetry: 0) > > 2007-12-26 11:14:46,556 ERROR IOError in cache.update(): 'Failed to > fetch > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found [IP: > 91.189.88.45 80] > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-updates/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-security/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > '. Retrying (currentRetry: 1) > > 2007-12-26 11:14:49,354 ERROR IOError in cache.update(): 'Failed to > fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty-backports/main/debian-installer/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found [IP: > 91.189.88.46 80] > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-security/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-security/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-updates/main/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ftp.esat.net/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/binary-ia64/Packages.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-updates/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-updates/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-security/main/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > Failed to fetch > http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/feisty-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz404 > Not Found > > '. Retrying (currentRetry: 2) > > 2007-12-26 11:14:49,355 ERROR doUpdate() failed complettely > > 2007-12-26 11:14:49,965 ERROR Can not find backport > 'release-upgrader-apt' > > > > Any ideas why those packages are missing? > > > > -- > > 7.04->7.10 "Upgrade" fails: "Getting upgrade prerequisites failed" > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153980 > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Publish your photos to your Space easily with Photo Gallery. > http://www.get.live.com/wl/all > > -- > 7.04->7.10 "Upgrade" fails: "Getting upgrade prerequisites failed" > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153980 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Bolek, Monmouth Junction, NJ -- 7.04->7.10 "Upgrade" fails: "Getting upgrade prerequisites failed" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153980 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
