[Bug 290646] Re: do-release-upgrade fails due to nvidia driver with no error msg

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[Expired for update-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity
for 60 days.]

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  do-release-upgrade fails due to nvidia driver with no error msg

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager-core

  When attempting to upgrade hardy to intrepid ( do-release-upgrade -d
  ), the process appears to freeze at "Calculating the changes".
  Pressing any key will cause the prompt to return.  There are no error
  messages on the terminal.  Checking the /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log
  I find the following errors:

  ----------------------- begin cut from apt.log -----------------------------
  This computer is currently using the NVIDIA 'nvidia' graphics driver.
  No version of this driver is available that works with your video
  card in Ubuntu 8.10.

  Do you want to continue?

  Continue [yN]
  Restoring original system state

  Aborting
  ^M: 00  ^M/var/lib/dpkg/status: 00  ^M/var/lib/dpkg/status: 05  ^M/var/lib/dpkg/status: 73  ^MReading package lists: Done
  ^M: 00  ^MCandidate versions: 00  ^MCandidate versions: 29  ^M: 50  ^MDependency generation: 50  ^M: 00  ^M: 00  ^M: 79  ^MReading state information: Done
  ^MReading state information: Done
  ^M: 02  ^M: 05  ^M: 07  ^M: 10  ^M: 13  ^M: 15  ^M: 18  ^M: 21  ^M: 23  ^M: 26  ^M: 28  ^M: 31  ^M: 34  ^M: 36  ^M: 39  ^M: 42  ^M: 44  ^M: 47  ^M: 49  ^M: 52  ^M: 55  ^M: 57  ^M: 60  ^M: 63  ^M: 65  ^M: 68  ^M: 70  ^M: 73  ^M: 76  ^M: 78  ^M: 81  ^M: 84  ^M: 86  ^M: 89  ^M: 92  ^M: 94  ^M: 97  ^M: 99  ^MReading state information: Done
  Log time: 2008-10-29 14:46:43.768377
  Exception in thread Thread-1 (most likely raised during interpreter shutdown):
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 486, in __bootstrap_inner
    File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 446, in run
    File "/tmp/tmpHASx-g/DistUpgradeCache.py", line 490, in updateGUI
  <type 'exceptions.AttributeError'>: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'sleep'
  Unhandled exception in thread started by
  Error in sys.excepthook:

  Original exception was:
  Log time: 2008-10-29 14:46:55.214734
  ----------------------- end cut from apt.log -----------------------------

  It seems the failure comes due to the nvidia card model. The terminal
  output to the user offered no information (nor questions as shown in
  the log file).  The full log file (with multiple attempts at
  upgrading) is attached.

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