Ubuntu 9.10 Hangs Frequently

[MirJafar Ali]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:18 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 04/01/2010 09:15 AM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:42 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On 03/31/2010 01:00 PM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:36 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On 03/29/2010 10:26 PM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> >> >> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM, NoOp <.> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Log in normally. Ensure that you have a network connection. Open a
> >> >> >> terminal and issue the following commands:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> $ sudo apt-get update
> >> >> >> $ sudo apt-get upgrade
> >> >> >> $ sudo apt-get install -f
> >> >> >> $ sudo dpkg --configure -a
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> repeat. Let us know what, if any, errors you got from the last two
> >> >> >> commands.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > @blackhole:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
> >> >> > Reading package lists... Done
> >> >> > Building dependency tree
> >> >> > Reading state information... Done
> >> >> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
> >> >> > @blackhole:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
> >> >> > @blackhole:~$
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please let me know if I need to do something.
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes. Do the instuctions in the order that I gave them to you and then
> >> >> repeat them.
> >>
> >> > I tried many times, but no status changed and I still get system
> hanged
> >> as
> >> > usual. I don't know what
> >> > should I do. May be switching back to 9.04 or moving to Red-Hat, I
> don't
> >> > know.
> >> >
> >>
> >> You have 18 packages that are not being upgraded; that indicates that
> >> the upgrade was incomplete. Can you provide the output of:
> >>
> >> $ sudo apt-get upgrade
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here is the output
> >
> >
> > blackhole:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
> > [sudo] password for csverma:
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > The following packages have been kept back:
> >   bind9-host dnsutils libbind9-50 libdns50 libgssapi-krb5-2 libgssrpc4
> >   libisc50 libisccc50 libisccfg50 libk5crypto3 libkadm5srv6 libkrb5-3
> >   libkrb5-dev libkrb5support0 liblwres50 linux-generic
> linux-headers-generic
> >   linux-image-generic
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
> > @blackhole:~$
>
> The issue is most likely the linux-generic linux-headers-generic
> linux-image-generic packages. For some reason those have not been
> updated/upgraded and are quite likely the reason why the rest are being
> held back. As Liam Proven as advised, you probably should go ahead and
> install these individually given that the normal 'dpkg --configure -a'
> etc didn't work. You can give Liam O'Toole's suggestion a go, it
> certainly won't hurt anything.
>
> I personally would do these in this order:
>
> $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> and then if that doesn't pull in the bits:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-generic linux-headers-generic
> linux-image-generic
> [Note I recommend that you reboot following that to complete the kernel
> upgrades.]
>
> then check to see if your kernel is the latest for 9.10:
>
> $ uname -a
>
> result should be 2.6.31-20-generic or 2.6.31-21-generic
>
> then
>
> $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
> [That should pull in the other missing bits after the kernel has been
> updated. If not then again provide the output of 'sudo apt-get upgrade']
>
> However, you still didn't answer the question as to what happens when
> you run the standard Update Manager. Did you get prompted to do a
> partial upgrade? If so did you do it?
>
>
>
>
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Hello,

Somehow even ater following your instructions, I am unable to upgrade the
kernel. the uname -a command
still gives the old kernel.

Linux blackhole 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC
2009

and my machine hangs more frequently now.

Mir
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