When upgrading from an LTS release, the default is to only upgrade LTS to LTS. You must enable Normal release upgrades before 12.10 will be detected. Please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Beta2#Upgrading_from_Ubuntu_12.04_LTS
Also you may be interested in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1048285 which is about adding more diagnostic information to do-release-upgrade so these kinds of issues are easier to spot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065762 Title: do-release-upgrade falsely reports no upgrade is available To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager-core/+bug/1065762/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs