Public bug reported: I've tried repeatedly. Here is the main.log from the build attempt:
2014-01-06 10:20:20,185 INFO Using config files '['./DistUpgrade.cfg']' 2014-01-06 10:20:20,185 INFO uname information: 'Linux icclaptop64 3.8.0-35-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 01:24:59 UTC 2013 x86_64' 2014-01-06 10:20:20,185 INFO apt version: '0.9.7.7ubuntu4' 2014-01-06 10:20:20,185 INFO release-upgrader version '0.205.2' started 2014-01-06 10:20:20,254 DEBUG Using 'DistUpgradeViewText' view 2014-01-06 10:20:20,313 DEBUG aufsOptionsAndEnvironmentSetup() 2014-01-06 10:20:20,314 DEBUG using '/tmp/upgrade-rw-yPtWme' as aufs_rw_dir 2014-01-06 10:20:20,315 DEBUG using '/tmp/upgrade-chroot-5CVF1g' as aufs chroot dir 2014-01-06 10:20:20,315 DEBUG enable dpkg --force-overwrite 2014-01-06 10:20:20,325 DEBUG creating statefile: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz' 2014-01-06 10:20:22,020 ERROR not handled exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-cmrv9x/saucy", line 10, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-cmrv9x/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py", line 240, in main save_system_state(logdir) File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-cmrv9x/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py", line 133, in save_system_state scrub_sources=True) File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-cmrv9x/DistUpgrade/apt_clone.py", line 149, in save_state self._write_state_sources_list(tar, scrub_sources) File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-cmrv9x/DistUpgrade/apt_clone.py", line 241, in _write_state_sources_list "./etc/apt/sources.list.d/"+source) File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-cmrv9x/DistUpgrade/apt_clone.py", line 246, in _add_file_to_tar_with_password_check for line in f.readlines(): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/codecs.py", line 296, in decode (result, consumed) = self._buffer_decode(data, self.errors, final) UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0x8b in position 1: invalid start byte 2014-01-06 10:20:22,021 DEBUG enabling apt cron job ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-35-generic 3.8.0-35.50 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50-generic 3.8.13.13 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: jim 6892 F.... pulseaudio Date: Mon Jan 6 10:30:09 2014 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8eddde29-1e65-49fd-92c3-4f891343a20d InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-01-28 (708 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MachineType: LENOVO 440332U MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-35-generic root=UUID=f0d9e0d4-25fa-4df0-9f0b-eabd5bafec6e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-35-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-35-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2014-01-06 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 81ET45WW (1.21 ) dmi.board.name: 440332U dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr81ET45WW(1.21):bd10/15/2010:svnLENOVO:pn440332U:pvrThinkPadL412:rvnLENOVO:rn440332U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 440332U dmi.product.version: ThinkPad L412 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1266511 Title: Ubunut 13.04 won't upgrade to 13.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1266511/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs