I fixed my error with it hanging by going to System | Administration | Software Sources and switching the server to the US server instead of the 'Main Server'. After it reloaded the sources I ran the Update Manager and clicked the Upgrade button as recommended. It didn't hang then.
-- Upgrade to 7.10 hangs at "Modifying the software channels/Checking package manager" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152296 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
