Hi Oscar, Actually, a support person at 1and1 found the solution on the internal help desk (this 'fix' should be posted on the 'public' web site please). He implemented the 'fix' for me, then sent me a copy of the instructions. I remember running into a related issue some few years back. It has to do with the fact that 1and1 and/or Ubuntu 6.06LTS used the LILO boot loader. Ubuntu 8.04 'assumes/uses' the use of GRUB. The step-by-step fix that was implemented is listed below. Try it and confirm it works.
PS - You guys should add 8.04LTS to the available images. Can you? Thanks! Fix for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS to 8.04LTS upgrade on 6.06. Fixing LILO reboot problem after 8.04 Upgrade =================================== As we discussed over the phone, the commands you want to run are below. To get into the rescue system you can follow the instructions linked below and select any 64 bit rescue system image then run the below commands from it. http://faq.1and1.com/dedicated_servers/root_server/recovery_tool/ a. (The instructions next are NOT at the above link) 1. mount /dev/md1 /mnt && 2. mount /dev/md5 /mnt/usr && 3. mount /dev/md6 /mnt/home && 4. mount /dev/md7 /mnt/var && 5. mount -t proc none /mnt/proc && 6. chroot /mnt /bin/bash 7. lilo && exit 8. umount /mnt/{usr,home,var,proc,} 9. umount /mnt/usr 10. umount /mnt/home 11. umount /mnt/var,proc 12. umount /mnt/proc If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, David Ronca Technical Support 1&1 Internet Regards, Ken Young -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OscarO Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Bug 245694] Re: Remote Server Upgrade from 6.06 to 8.04 Fails Hi Ken, I've tried upgrading a Strato V-powerserver, which is a German based sister company of 1and1. I elected a couple different choices in the replacement of files, but got the exact same result. No boot, no ssh login, no logfiles and no clue as to what is going on, or how to solve it. By trial and error I figured out that disableing execute on /etc/init.d/rc got a respons in /var/log/wtmp but that's it. I restored a backup and am waiting for an image provided by the hoster. If you've figured out an other way, I'm intrested. Best regards, -Oscar -- Remote Server Upgrade from 6.06 to 8.04 Fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245694 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in "update-manager-core" source package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: update-manager-core Hi, First, I'm a newbie. I'm using a server at 1and1. I've got a base install of Ubuntu 6.06 32 bit server minimal. I use Putty to SSH and do management. I want to get set up on 8.04 - 32 bit. I have tried twice, first using the /etc/apt/sources.list below and once using the 1and1 file which points to internal servers. I get the same results which is after completion and reboot, I can't SSH into my server, although it appears to reboot. I re-image back to 6.06 and everything is fine. I don't see any obvious errors as the install happens and all the various questions that come up, around ten or so, I answer YES or OK to. I'm guessing that whatever controls SSH is not restarting properly. Should I try to upgrade first to 7.10, then to 8.04? I understand from your blog that I shouldn't have to do this. Below is step-by-step what I've done. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance! Ken Young Steps I followed: (I'm logged in as 'root' when doing the following steps) 1. cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.orig 2. vi /etc/apt/sources.list (delete all lines and add in the following) # sources.list file deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted # End of file 3. aptitude update 4. aptitude upgrade 5. aptitude dist-upgrade (repeat steps 3,4,5 until no more changes occur 6. aptitude install update-manager-core 7. do-release-upgrade -d 8.04 (the 2nd time I did simply do-release-upgrade with the same results. No a bunch of questions occur, which I guessed at the right answer i. You get a warning about "xserver-xorg" sometimes not installing and that you should check to see that it is installed after setup and install manually if needed ii. You get a notice that IF your kernel supports it (ie higher than 2.6.14) , "mdadm" can check the redundancy of your MD arrays (RAIDs). If you have a RAID setup (we do I think have twin 160GB drives) then answer "YES" iii. You get a warning about running services that need to be restarted. The list includes "ssh, rsync lprng cron atd apache2". Select "OK". These processes will each be stopped then restarted. iv. Message about "PAM" library upgrade service that need to stop and be restarted. Select "OK" to the default list v. You get an option to setup/modify the "/etc/securetty" file. I elected to "Install the Package Maintainers Version" which is the default. ("Y") vi. You get an option around "/etc/default/tmpfs". I elected to "Install the Package Maintainers Version" which is the default. ("Y") vii. You get a screen talking about security issues and restarting of "apache2". Click "OK" viii. You get a screen on "/etc/sysctl.conf". I elected to "Install the Package Maintainers Version" which is the default. ("Y") ix. You get a screen on "/etc/default/ntpdate". I elected to "Install the Package Maintainers Version" which is the default. ("Y") x. You get a screen on "/etc/syslog.conf". I elected to "Install the Package Maintainers Version" which is the default. ("Y") xi. Now it looks for "Obsolete Packages". Enter "Y" to remove. xii. Now you get a message stating that "System Upgrade is Complete. System must be restarted to finish the upgrade." Select "Y". then a message appears "System is going down for reboot" and your SSH session disconnects xiii. Close your Putty window, then re-start a new Putty session (wait 5 minutes to allow the system to have time to re-boot). I have no clue as how to fix this. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Ken Young -- Remote Server Upgrade from 6.06 to 8.04 Fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245694 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
