Thanks for the suggestions James -- I'll give it a try and I'll post the logs.
------------------- Not sure if this will help (to the developers at least), I have found the code that is hanging the process: [Document: DistUpgradeViewGtk.py LINE: 129] def pulse(self): # FIXME: move the status_str and progress_str into python-apt # (python-apt need i18n first for this) FetchProgress.pulse(self) self.progress.set_fraction(self.percent/100.0) currentItem = self.currentItems + 1 if currentItem > self.totalItems: currentItem = self.totalItems if self.currentCPS > 0: self.status.set_text(_("Fetching file %li of %li at %sb/s") % (currentItem, self.totalItems, apt_pkg.SizeToStr(self.currentCPS))) self.progress.set_text(_("About %s remaining") % FuzzyTimeToStr(self.eta)) else: self.status.set_text(_("Fetching file %li of %li") % (currentItem, self.totalItems)) self.progress.set_text(" ") while gtk.events_pending(): gtk.main_iteration() return (not self.canceled) The above "while" loop never exists as it looks like the the gtk.events_pending() function is always returning "true". -- "distribution upgrade" hangs during update to hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/186465 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs