Earlier today I started to upgrade to 13.10 only to return much much later and notice that the update manager was still running.
It seems to be frozen and I am reluctant to hit Ctrl+C. I can't launch nautilus using the icon on the launcher. When I try to run it via the terminal, this is what happens:
$ nautilus
Could not register the application:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod:
No such interface `org.gtk.Actions' on object at path /org/gnome/Nautilus
My printers aren't showing up when I attempt to print. I don't know whether these a symptoms of the same problem. Should I let the update manage continue to run, or should I shut it down?
Here are the processes running if it is any help:
$ ps aux
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.0 0.2 5920 4072 ? Ss Oct18 0:02 /sbin/init
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [kthreadd]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:31 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kworker/0:0H]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [kworker/u:0]
root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kworker/u:0H]
root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [migration/0]
root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [rcu_bh]
root 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:54 [rcu_sched]
root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [watchdog/0]
root 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [watchdog/1]
root 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:43 [ksoftirqd/1]
root 14 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [migration/1]
root 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kworker/1:0H]
root 17 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [cpuset]
root 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [khelper]
root 19 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [kdevtmpfs]
root 20 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [netns]
root 21 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [bdi-default]
root 22 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kintegrityd]
root 23 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kblockd]
root 24 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [ata_sff]
root 25 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [khubd]
root 26 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [md]
root 27 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [devfreq_wq]
root 29 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [khungtaskd]
root 30 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:09 [kswapd0]
root 31 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN Oct18 0:00 [ksmd]
root 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN Oct18 0:00 [khugepaged]
root 33 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [fsnotify_mark]
root 34 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [ecryptfs-kthre
root 35 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [crypto]
root 46 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kthrotld]
root 49 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [binder]
root 69 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [deferwq]
root 70 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [charger_manage
root 166 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 167 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root 188 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [scsi_eh_2]
root 244 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [kworker/u:4]
root 245 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [ttm_swap]
root 260 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [scsi_eh_3]
root 266 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [scsi_eh_4]
root 267 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 1:08 [usb-storage]
root 268 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [scsi_eh_5]
root 269 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:06 [usb-storage]
root 302 0.0 0.0 2904 504 ? S 14:11 0:00 upstart-udev-br
root 305 0.0 0.0 12080 1632 ? Ss 14:11 0:00 /lib/systemd/sy
root 329 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:24 [jbd2/sda2-8]
root 330 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [ext4-dio-unwri
root 352 0.0 0.0 2944 4 ? S Oct18 0:00 /sbin/ureadahea
root 440 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:05 [flush-8:0]
root 734 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [cfg80211]
root 761 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kpsmoused]
root 780 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [pccardd]
root 784 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kvm-irqfd-clea
root 902 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [hd-audio0]
syslog 916 0.0 0.0 31120 680 ? Sl Oct18 0:13 rsyslogd -c5
102 1010 0.0 0.1 4344 1988 ? Ss Oct18 0:04 dbus-daemon --s
root 1061 0.0 0.0 4844 924 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 /usr/sbin/bluet
root 1077 0.0 0.0 2268 388 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/in
root 1079 0.0 0.0 4664 484 tty4 Ss+ Oct18 0:00 /sbin/getty -8
root 1087 0.0 0.0 4664 484 tty5 Ss+ Oct18 0:00 /sbin/getty -8
root 1089 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [krfcommd]
root 1098 0.0 0.0 4664 484 tty2 Ss+ Oct18 0:00 /sbin/getty -8
root 1099 0.0 0.1 4408 2076 tty3 Ss Oct18 0:00 /bin/login --
root 1101 0.0 0.0 4664 484 tty6 Ss+ Oct18 0:00 /sbin/getty -8
root 1168 0.0 0.0 2780 524 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 cron
daemon 1169 0.0 0.0 2636 212 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 atd
root 1183 0.0 0.0 34872 1448 ? SLsl Oct18 0:00 lightdm
root 1249 0.0 0.0 3536 468 ? S Oct18 0:00 /bin/bash /etc/
root 1254 4.2 2.2 125832 40040 tty7 Rsl+ Oct18 81:27 /usr/bin/X :0 -
root 1261 0.0 0.0 2268 344 ? S Oct18 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/ac
root 1265 0.0 0.1 42004 2836 ? Ssl Oct18 0:01 NetworkManager
root 1272 0.0 0.0 2268 376 ? S Oct18 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/sb
root 1286 0.0 0.3 30616 5824 ? Sl Oct18 0:05 /usr/lib/policy
root 1304 0.0 0.0 2268 372 ? D Oct18 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/li
root 1360 0.0 0.0 5532 560 ? S Oct18 0:00 /sbin/dhclient
nobody 1368 0.0 0.0 5476 784 ? S Oct18 0:00 /usr/sbin/dnsma
root 1514 0.0 0.1 34036 1932 ? Sl Oct18 0:01 /usr/lib/accoun
root 1530 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Oct18 0:00 [kauditd]
root 1536 0.0 0.1 30480 2260 ? Sl Oct18 0:01 /usr/sbin/conso
root 1653 0.0 0.1 28908 2104 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/upower
root 1698 0.0 0.0 17464 1388 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 lightdm --sessi
rtkit 1750 0.0 0.0 21368 696 ? SNl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/rtkit/
1000 1844 0.0 0.1 88116 2320 ? SLl Oct18 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-
1000 1855 0.0 0.3 73076 5884 ? Ssl Oct18 0:00 gnome-session -
1000 1901 0.0 0.0 4128 24 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-ag
1000 1904 0.0 0.0 3880 192 ? S Oct18 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-l
1000 1905 0.0 0.1 5520 2500 ? Ss Oct18 0:23 //bin/dbus-daem
1000 1915 0.0 0.0 43348 1420 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi
1000 1919 0.0 0.0 3412 1252 ? S Oct18 0:01 /bin/dbus-daemo
1000 1922 0.0 0.0 17176 1624 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/at-spi
1000 1932 0.0 0.5 165916 9124 ? Sl Oct18 0:21 /usr/lib/gnome-
1000 1947 1.9 0.2 100716 4024 ? S<l Oct18 37:48 /usr/bin/pulsea
1000 1949 0.0 0.0 27568 1616 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
1000 1953 0.0 0.0 42628 1184 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs//
1000 1962 0.0 0.0 14472 916 ? S Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/pulsea
1000 1964 0.0 0.1 9548 2480 ? S Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 1980 0.0 0.0 3764 364 ? S Oct18 0:43 syndaemon -i 1.
1000 1987 0.0 0.0 24476 1668 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/dconf/
1000 1990 0.0 0.4 122968 8844 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/policy
1000 1991 0.0 0.2 80480 5392 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-
1000 1992 0.0 1.2 167532 22776 ? Sl Oct18 0:07 nautilus -n
1000 1998 0.0 0.4 181444 7744 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 nm-applet
1000 2002 0.0 0.1 38020 2892 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
root 2012 0.0 0.1 59908 2664 ? Sl Oct18 0:24 /usr/lib/udisks
1000 2024 0.0 0.0 26456 1540 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
1000 2028 0.0 0.0 27684 1536 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
1000 2036 0.0 0.0 38964 1452 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
root 2049 0.0 0.0 3328 588 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 /sbin/mount.ntf
1000 2053 0.0 0.0 36792 1284 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
1000 2058 0.0 0.1 53664 2364 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
1000 2069 0.0 0.4 82816 8112 ? Sl Oct18 0:07 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2084 0.0 0.1 17984 2048 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
1000 2086 0.0 0.0 2268 392 ? Ss Oct18 0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr
1000 2087 0.0 0.7 68100 12856 ? Sl Oct18 0:13 /usr/bin/gtk-wi
1000 2089 0.0 0.9 98508 17756 ? Sl Oct18 0:13 /usr/lib/unity/
1000 2091 0.0 0.3 65380 6692 ? Sl Oct18 0:01 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2117 0.0 0.2 98024 3888 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2125 0.0 0.1 86644 3408 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/indica
1000 2126 0.0 0.3 84272 6664 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2127 0.0 0.1 94384 2752 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2128 0.0 0.1 83968 2828 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2129 0.0 0.2 150020 4684 ? Sl Oct18 0:01 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2130 0.0 0.2 86572 3884 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/indica
1000 2131 0.0 0.1 69352 2524 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2144 0.0 0.1 74192 3152 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/evolut
1000 2182 0.0 0.2 101120 4420 ? Sl Oct18 0:02 /usr/lib/gnome-
1000 2193 0.0 0.3 77752 6448 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 telepathy-indic
1000 2200 0.0 0.1 44032 2708 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/telepa
1000 2209 0.0 0.2 77664 3860 ? Sl Oct18 0:02 zeitgeist-datah
1000 2216 0.0 0.2 44464 4180 ? Sl Oct18 0:01 /usr/bin/zeitge
root 2234 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kworker/1:1H]
1000 2246 0.0 1.1 93428 21256 ? Sl Oct18 0:02 /usr/bin/python
1000 2284 0.0 0.6 110040 11656 ? Sl Oct18 0:14 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2289 0.0 0.2 85632 3728 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2296 0.0 0.1 77900 3388 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2298 0.0 0.6 120356 11992 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/bin/python
1000 2300 0.0 0.1 87560 2408 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2301 0.0 0.2 91764 4404 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2303 0.0 0.2 78224 4592 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2370 0.0 0.2 74976 4908 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2372 0.0 0.4 106760 8972 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/bin/python
1000 2394 0.0 0.1 95624 2736 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2433 0.0 0.1 46640 2124 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/i386-l
1000 2457 0.0 0.0 34496 1648 ? Sl Oct18 0:00 /usr/lib/libuni
root 2513 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Oct18 0:00 [kworker/0:1H]
1000 3361 0.0 0.0 2268 396 ? SN 07:54 0:20 /bin/sh -c /usr
root 4919 1.8 2.1 201196 38760 ? SNl 13:29 11:25 /usr/bin/python
root 4957 0.0 0.0 3880 400 ? SN 13:29 0:00 dbus-launch --a
root 4958 0.0 0.0 3424 1196 ? SNs 13:29 0:05 //bin/dbus-daem
root 5128 0.0 0.0 2268 416 ? SN 13:50 0:00 /bin/sh -c whil
root 5141 0.0 0.0 2436 508 ? SN 13:50 0:00 gnome-pty-helpe
root 5145 0.0 1.7 245280 30872 pts/1 SNs+ 13:50 0:05 /usr/bin/python
root 5159 0.0 0.4 64200 7432 ? SNl 13:50 0:05 /usr/bin/gnome-
root 5163 0.0 0.0 27440 1552 ? SNl 13:50 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs/g
root 5167 0.0 0.0 42628 1648 ? SNl 13:50 0:00 /usr/lib/gvfs//
root 9236 0.0 0.1 19112 2680 ? Ss 14:33 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbi
root 9243 0.0 0.0 19112 1448 ? S 14:33 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbi
whoopsie 9409 0.0 0.2 53608 4264 ? Ssl 14:33 0:00 whoopsie
root 20087 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [xfsalloc]
root 20088 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [xfs_mru_cache]
root 20089 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:34 0:00 [xfslogd]
root 20092 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [jfsIO]
root 20093 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [jfsCommit]
root 20094 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [jfsCommit]
root 20095 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 14:34 0:00 [jfsSync]
root 20845 0.0 0.3 7980 6048 pts/2 SNs+ 14:29 0:04 /usr/bin/dpkg -
root 23330 0.0 0.0 2896 568 ? S 14:09 0:00 upstart-file-br
root 23332 0.0 0.0 2884 572 ? S 14:09 0:00 upstart-socket-
root 24577 0.2 0.0 0 0 ? S 23:09 0:04 [kworker/1:2]
root 24656 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 23:10 0:02 [kworker/0:0]
1000 24758 2.8 4.7 243692 85516 ? Sl 23:11 0:50 compiz
root 25774 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 14:39 0:00 [iprt]
1000 26128 5.5 10.3 641628 187420 ? Sl 23:27 0:46 /usr/lib/firefo
root 26374 0.0 0.0 3964 720 ? Ss 14:39 0:02 /usr/sbin/irqba
root 26534 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 23:34 0:00 [kworker/0:1]
root 26564 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 23:35 0:00 [kworker/1:1]
1000 26664 0.0 0.1 6784 3068 tty3 S+ 23:36 0:00 -bash
1000 26936 15.2 1.3 67520 23672 ? Sl 23:39 0:21 gnome-system-mo
root 26992 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 23:40 0:00 [kworker/1:0]
root 27049 0.0 0.0 4248 288 ? SN 23:41 0:00 sleep 30
1000 27057 9.5 0.8 68624 16140 ? Rl 23:41 0:00 gnome-terminal
1000 27064 0.0 0.0 2440 704 ? S 23:41 0:00 gnome-pty-helpe
1000 27065 2.6 0.1 6344 2608 pts/3 Ss 23:41 0:00 bash
1000 27113 0.0 0.0 5240 1144 pts/3 R+ 23:41 0:00 ps aux
root 28267 0.0 0.0 2216 632 ? Ss 14:39 0:00 acpid -c /etc/a
root 28333 0.0 0.0 2272 552 pts/2 SN+ 14:39 0:00 /bin/sh /var/li
root 29699 0.0 0.2 8384 4608 pts/2 SN+ 14:40 0:00 modprobe wl
Update
After hitting ctrl+c failed to stop the update manager, I right clicked the icon corresponding to the the upgrade and selected Quit
. Then the upgrade prompted me:
Cancel the running upgrade?
The system could be in an unusable state if you cancel the upgrade.
You are strongly advised to resume the upgrade.
I selected Cancel Upgrade
and now the upgrade is frozen (not stuck as before). I don't know the name of the process so I cannot kill it through the gnome-system-monitor.
Also, I noticed that the menu bars have disappeared from open windows.
Update
I restarted lightdm with sudo service lightdm restart
and that seemingly solved the graphical issues at the time. dpkg still would not run since another process was using it. Then the computer became extremely slow and froze (felt like I was using windows!). I decided to alt+sys rec+REISUB.
When the System tried to start up, there was this following message:
Filesystem check or mount failed.
A maintenance shell will now be started.
CONTROL-D will terminate this shell and continue booting after re-trying
filesystems. Any further errors will be ignored.
No matter what I do, ctrl+d returns the following message:
exit
mountall start/starting
Filesystem check or mount failed.
A maintenance shell will now be started.
CONTROL-D will terminate this shell and continue booting after re-trying
filesystems. Any further errors will be ignored.
I tried booting in recovery mode and selected to repair system using dpkg and that got stuck in the same place the upgrade was stuck.
Going back into the maintenance shell, I tried:
$ fsck
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
e2fsck 1.42.8 (20-Jun-2013)
/dev/sda2: clean, 679749/18587648 files, 51278336/74323968 blocks
Then I tried:
$ fsck -f
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
e2fsck 1.42.8 (20-Jun-2013)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structures
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: checking group summary information
/dev/sda2: 679749/18587648 files(0.3% non-contiguous), 51278336/74323968 blocks
Right now I am using 12.10 via a thumbdrive I had lying around. Tried to repair file system using:
$ sudo fsck -t ext4 /dev/sdb2
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
e2fsck 1.42.5 (29-Jul-2012)
ext2fs_check_if_mount: Input/output error while determining whether /dev/sdb2
is mounted.
/dev/sdb2: clean, 679749/18587648 files, 51278336/74323968 blocks
I made sure the partition was unmounted before trying that of course.
After trying mount -o remount, rw /
and using the recommended dpkg --configure -a
in the maintenance shell, it seem to continue upgrading where it left off (that made it pass where it was stuck on prior attempts). However, it seems to have aborted due to too many errors. I then restarted the system and it booted fine (I was happy at that point). I opened up a terminal and ran sudo apt-get install
and while doing its thing the whole system froze. I restarted and it wouldn't boot from the drive. The partition table seems to be corrupted now. I posted a new question concerning the corrupted partition table...
mount -o remount, rw /
and using the recommendeddpkg --configure -a
in the maintenance shell, it seem to continue upgrading where it left off (it made it passed where it was stuck on prior attempts). However, it seems to have aborted due to too many errors. I then restarted the system and it booted fine (I was happy at that point). I opened up a terminal and ransudo apt-get install
and while doing its thing the whole system froze. I restarted and it wouldnt boot from thedrivesudo gparted
to make sure my files were still in order. Nope. I got this messageInvalid partition table on /dev/sda -- wrong signature 5208.
On gparted the drive shows up as 2 tb unpartitioned with a red error marker next to it. This is where I am now