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gnome-nettool package

Upgrade options to get from 9.04 to 10.10

Asked by Michael F Baxter on 2010-09-16

Releases 9.10 through 10.04 break my USB wireless access to the Internet, so I cannot follow that upgrade path in order to get to the 10.10 release. Additionally, release 10.04 interfered with my PS2 mouse operation so much that it became useless and I don't have an extra USB port/mouse to use in its place. I have read that the PS2 mouse and USB wireless issues will have been resolved in release 10.10, so I desire/expect to upgrade to that release. But, I cannot follow the standard upgrade path to get from 9.04 to 10.10 without losing Internet access. Installation documentation indicates that you can skip intermediate upgrades but only when upgrading from one LTS release to the next. So, what are my upgrade options? Can I upgrade directly from 9.04 to 10.10 using the 10.10 Live CD? Do I have to install each intermediate release from CD before finally arriving at the 10.10 release? Please advise.

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Answered

For:: Ubuntu gnome-nettool Edit question

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Last query:: 2010-09-17

Last reply:: 2010-09-18

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2010-09-16:

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->Terminal"

Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from this page in browser Firefox into the Linux Terminal.
Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command.
The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word dist-upgrade;
So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>,
then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

sudo dpkg --configure -a; sudo apt-get -f install; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade;

Then reboot your pc and test if your wireless card is detected, if not continue from the step 3 below

Step 3: Please copy-paste the following command from this page in Firefox into the Linux Terminal.
Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command.
The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word restart.
So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>,
then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page. Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No other errors!

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; dmesg | egrep 'ound|irmware|eth|ath|wl|ipw|rtl|rt2|b43|witch|ndiswrapper'; iwconfig; grep b43 /etc/modprobe.d/*; grep wl /etc/modprobe.d/*; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; sudo lsmod; sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Step 4: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread. The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from running the above command.

Step 5: Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if known).

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->Terminal"

Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from this page in browser Firefox into the Linux Terminal. 
Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command. 
The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word dist-upgrade; 
So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, 
then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

sudo dpkg --configure -a; sudo apt-get -f install; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade;

Then reboot your pc and test if your wireless card is detected, if not continue from the step 3 below

Step 3: Please copy-paste the following command from this page in Firefox into the Linux Terminal. 
Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command. 
The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word restart. 
So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, 
then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Step 4: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread. The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from running the above command.

Step 5: Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if known).

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Michael F Baxter (mike-baxter) said on 2010-09-17:

1) I do not have Internet access for the machine in question except for wireless.
2) I have already verified by running the Live release of the afore mentioned releases that my wireless USB DOES NOT Work in versions after 9.04 and before 10.10.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said on 2010-09-18:

Backup important data and if insisting on having 10.10 install it from scratch after official release. Upgrading through several releases usually introduces issues due to major changes, that's nothing new and you'll enjoy a clean system.
Consider to buy an ethernet cable, because when wireless breaks through *any* update attempt you'll run into issues sooner or later. Internet connection is an essential, upgrades pull some hundreds of MB, in specific when upgrading to Beta you can count on release of several bug fixes before and after RC.

Otherwise consider backup of package list and separate /home partition.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/81348
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/APTonCD
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware#Installing%20packages%20without%20an%20Internet%20connection