Used Update Tool in 14.10 to Upgrade to 15.04, Update Tool Returned Error, now Issues

[Kirov123]

So I used the upgrade tool mentioned in the steps here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VividUpgrades/Kubuntu
Very close to the end, it returned an error mentioning dpkg and exited. I tried to open the terminal to run dpkg or try to continue/repair the upgrade but I could kit open my terminal. Now my system boots into emergency mode and I have No idea how to fix what is wrong. I'm willing to run whatever, as I would very much like to make my computer work again.

[vinnywright]

did you do a full update before trying this ?

were you already using plasma 5 in 14.10 ?

did you have plenty of space in / before trying this ?

the exact error would have been helpful ..

VINNY

[Kirov123]

I had already run a full update and rebooted beforehand. I was not using plasma 5 in 14.10. I did this install quite a while back so my partitioning is bad in that I don't have a separate partition for my root partition which I believe means I shouldnt have had size issues. I believe the error said to run dpkg --configure and possibly another argument, like -a. I realize now my mistake in not taking a picture, but even so, considering I couldn't open my terminal after the failure, and after rebooting it will only boot into emergency mode.

[vinnywright]

ok so boot to recovery mode and chose root shell ,,,,,,,remount the system read write (recovery is read only by default)

mount -o rw,remount /

then run the

dpkg --configure -a

and see what it spits out (their will be questions to answer) .......if errors try to right them down so you can report them

VINNY

PS wile in the root shell you can check disk usage with

df -h

if in the high 90's you will half to remove some stuff to make room.

[Kirov123]

When I run

mount -o rw,remount /

it tells me "mount: special device remount does not exist"

[claydoh]

you don't need to remount in the root shell, iirc. iirc. I think.

however, there should be an option in the grub menu's recovery mode to "Dpkg fix broken packages" or similar. That step will definitely remount / .
DO NOT try the "make space option", that will delete all the packages that have not been installed/configured yet.
The upgrade tool would not proceed if it thinks there is not enough disk space, at least in theory.

[vinnywright]

you don't need to remount in the root shell, iirc. iirc. I think.

yes you do,,,,,,,the root shell in recovery is read only

however, there should be an option in the grub menu's recovery mode to "Dpkg fix broken packages" or similar. That step will definitely remount / .

thats right ,,,forgot that option

DO NOT try the "make space option", that will delete all the packages that have not been installed/configured yet.

this is true ,,,,,do not do that

The upgrade tool would not proceed if it thinks there is not enough disk space, at least in theory.

in theory ,,,,,,Muahaha

VINNY

[Kirov123]

I managed to mount the drive, but dpkg does nothing. It doesn't output anything at all, just makes a new line in the terminal.

[vinnywright]

this was in the recovery root shell ,,,,,or the recovery dpkg option ...............

VINNY

[Kirov123]

In the root shell. Running dpkg --configure -a doesn't give any output.

[vinnywright]

do ,,,,,

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

get any output ?

VINNY

[Kirov123]

It fails to fetch new packages because I have no networking and doesn't change any packages. How would I go about connecting it to a network? Using the connect to a network prompt in recovery causes the terminal to hang.

[vinnywright]

out of ideas for now ,,,,,,,,some one else will chime in soon ,,,,,,we hope ......you are hardwired right.

VINNY

[Kirov123]

I am not the smartest man. After running the update and upgrade commands, it is returning errors on bluez and bluez-alsa:amd64. It says that there are dependency problems and It is leaving them unconfigured.

[vinnywright]

did you leave any PPA's active when you tried the upgrade ?

VINNY