Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 Upgrade script extremely inefficient (downloads from the internet, ignores local CD image)

[randyokc-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Randy Cole)]

It only took 1 hour to download the CD via bittorrent.  And I told the
update not to use the network, just the CD.  So the script is ignoring
it's own flags.  There is no need to download the files again.

RCN seems to throttle torrents and other downloads after a while.  They
slow down, then if you reset the cable modem it gets faster.

Do you have the models of the offending MIT projectors?

-r


Jerry Feldman wrote:
> I performed the upgrade to Karmic beta the other day. My network at work
> really sucks (and I am doing something about it, but it takes time). The
> upgrade took about 12 or so hours, and yesterday I got the bits to
> upgrade to the production Karmic. So far, not a lot of issues, but I
> have not really done much. I did reinstall Vbox 3 since Karmic installed
> OSE. Sound works ok. Next month I'll see if I can get connected to the
> overhead projector in 325. I've never had trouble with the MIT
> projectors until last September, but that is an issue for later.
>
> On 10/30/2009 05:29 AM, Randy Cole wrote:
>   
>> I am very disappointed with the Ubuntu upgrade process this time.  
>> After attempting to perform a distribution upgrade, I find it would be
>> much faster to download the CD using bittorrent.  After downloading the
>> desktop cd, I find out I need the "Alternate" CD.   So I download that. 
>> I run the cdupgrade script, which gives me the option of allowing
>> packages to also download over the network.  I say yes.  But it says 1+
>> day.  (Why would I need to download so many packages on day zero)?  So I
>> cancel, re-run the script and say no.  Still downloads.  I untar the
>> python, type
>> ./karmic --cdrom=/cdrom --without-network .  It still downloads from the
>> network!!!
>>
>> Also, version upgrade "terminal" window doesn't open, unlike the window
>> in regular updates.
>>
>> It should finish downloading the packages in either 10 hours, or 2 days,
>> 1 hour.
>>
>>   
>>     
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