Migrating from 1.5 to 2.5 - Jupgrade stalls at the last step - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

i (finally) moving 1.5 sites 2.5 - have migrated 2 others on same server relatively few problems simple site stalls @ last step. version 1.526, using latest version of jupgrade. site http://www.sharonwise.ca, forum post assistant report below. can give me appreciated, don't know next except try manual install have 8 more sites migrate.

problem description :: forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 3rd november 2012 wrote:jupgrade stalls @ last step

actions taken resolve forum post assistant (v1.2.3) 3rd november 2012 wrote:checked new site - stuck on \'chose language\' page, clicked next - stalled. check db- no new j25_ folders. cleared jupgrade folder & tried again - added debug mode - still stalls bunch of 404 error pages come on jupgrade screen

forum post assistant (v1.2.3) : 3rd november 2012 wrote:

basic environment :: wrote:joomla! instance :: joomla! 1.5.26-stable (senu takaa ama busani) 27-march-2012
joomla! configured :: yes | read-only (444) | owner: vibrati2 (uid: 1/gid: 1) | group: vibrati2 (gid: 1) | valid for: 1.5
configuration options :: offline: 0 | sef: 0 | sef suffix: 0 | sef rewrite: 0 | .htaccess/web.config: yes | gzip: 0 | cache: 0 | ftp layer: 0 | ssl: 0 | error reporting: -1 | site debug: 0 | language debug: 0 | database credentials present: yes

host configuration :: os: linux | os version: 2.6.32-20120131.55.1.bh6.x86_64 | technology: x86_64 | web server: apache | encoding: gzip, deflate | doc root: /home6/vibrati2/public_html/sharonwise | system tmp writable: yes

php configuration :: version: 5.2.17 | php api: cgi-fcgi | session path writable: unknown | display errors: | error reporting: 6135 | log errors to: error_log | last known error: | register globals: | magic quotes: 1 | safe mode: | open base: | uploads: 1 | max. upload size: 10m | max. post size: 10m | max. input time: 60 | max. execution time: 30 | memory limit: 128m

mysql configuration :: version: 5.1.66-community-log (client:5.1.65) | host: --protected-- (--protected--) | collation: latin1_swedish_ci (character set: latin1) | database size: 953.76 kib | #of tables: 72

detailed environment :: wrote:php extensions :: date (5.2.17) | libxml () | openssl () | pcre () | zlib (1.1) | bcmath () | bz2 () | calendar () | ctype () | curl () | dba () | dbase () | dom (20031129) | hash (1.0) | filter (0.11.0) | ftp () | gd () | gettext () | gmp () | session () | iconv () | standard (5.2.17) | json (1.2.1) | ldap () | mbstring () | mcrypt () | mhash () | mime_magic (0.1) | mysql (1.0) | simplexml (0.1) | ncurses () | odbc (1.0) | pcntl () | spl (0.2) | pdo (1.0.4dev) | pdo_dblib (1.0.1) | pdo_mysql (1.0.2) | pdo_odbc (1.0.1) | pdo_pgsql (1.0.2) | pdo_sqlite (1.0.1) | pgsql () | posix () | pspell () | readline () | reflection (0.1) | imap () | shmop () | mysqli (0.1) | soap () | sockets () | sqlite (2.0-dev) | exif (1.4 $id: exif.c 293036 2010-01-03 09:23:27z sebastian $) | sysvmsg () | sysvsem () | sysvshm () | tidy (2.0) | tokenizer (0.1) | wddx () | xml () | xmlreader (0.1) | xmlrpc (0.51) | xmlwriter (0.1) | xsl (0.1) | zip (1.8.11) | cgi-fcgi () | zend optimizer () | zend engine (2.2.0) |
potential missing extensions :: suhosin |

switch user environment (experimental) :: php cgi: yes | server su: yes | php su: yes | custom su (litespeed/cloud/grid): yes
potential ownership issues: no

folder permissions :: wrote:core folders :: images/ (755) | components/ (755) | modules/ (755) | plugins/ (755) | language/ (755) | templates/ (755) | cache/ (755) | logs/ (755) | tmp/ (755) | administrator/components/ (755) | administrator/modules/ (755) | administrator/language/ (755) | administrator/templates/ (755) |

elevated permissions (first 10) ::

extensions discovered :: wrote:components :: site :: user (1.5.0) | mailto (1.5.0) | wrapper (1.5.0) |
components :: admin :: cache manager (1.5.0) | joomanager (1.1.0) | content page (1.5.0) | rokmodule (1.1) | newsfeeds (1.5.0) | banners (1.5.0) | k2 (2.2) | jce (1.5.7) | polls (1.5.0) | rsmonials (1.5.2) | media manager (1.5.0) | weblinks (1.5.0) | language manager (1.5.0) | user manager (1.5.0) | search (1.5.0) | template manager (1.5.0) | roknavmenu bundle (1.7.13) | control panel (1.5.0) | plugin manager (1.5.0) | contact items (1.0.0) | joomlapack backup notification (1.0) | joomlapack (2.3.3) | menus manager (1.5.0) | configuration manager (1.5.0) | akeeba (3.3.7) | module manager (1.5.0) | unknown (-) | allevents (-) | plg_system_kunena (-) | mod_sobipro_entries (-) | mod_cblogin (-) | jupgrade (2.5.2) | trash (1.0.0) | installation manager (1.5.0) | gantry (2.5.6) | messaging (1.5.0) | frontpage (1.5.0) | mass mail (1.5.0) |

modules :: site :: k2 content (2.2) | wrapper (1.0.0) | related items (1.0.0) | newsflash (1.5.0) | statistics (1.5.0) | search (1.0.0) | login (1.5.0) | who\'s online (1.0.0) | rokweather (0. | menu (1.5.0) | syndicate (1.5.0) | banner (1.5.0) | k2 tools (2.2) | k2 login (2.2) | rokajaxsearch (1.6) | custom html (1.5.0) | twitter widget (1.0.0) | feed display (1.5.0) | rsmonials (1.5.0) | roknavmenu (1.7.13) | sections (1.5.0) | latest news (1.5.0) | archived content (1.5.0) | aidanews k2 (1.1.1) | read content (1.5.0) | breadcrumbs (1.5.0) | roktwittie (0.9) | poll (1.5.0) | footer (1.5.0) | random image (1.5.0) | eny tweets (1.0) | k2 comments (2.2) |
modules :: admin :: online users (1.0.0) | akeeba backup notification mod (3.3.7) | items stats (1.0.0) | joomlapack backup notification (1.0) | latest news (1.0.0) | login form (1.0.0) | admin menu (1.0.0) | unread items (1.0.0) | quick icons (1.0.0) | title (1.0.0) | custom html (1.5.0) | popular items (1.0.0) | feed display (1.5.0) | k2 quickicons (admin) (2.2) | user status (1.5.0) | toolbar (1.0.0) | admin submenu (1.0.0) | logged in users (1.0.0) | footer (1.0.0) |

plugins :: site :: search - weblinks (1.5) | search - k2 (2.2) | search - newsfeeds (1.5) | search - sections (1.5) | search - contacts (1.5) | search - content (1.5) | search - categories (1.5) | roknavmenu - boost (1.7.13) | roknavmenu - extended link (1.7.13) | authentication - ldap (1.5) | authentication - example (1.5) | authentication - gmail (1.5) | authentication - openid (1.5) | authentication - joomla (1.5) | system - legacy (1.5) | system - debug (1.5) | system - k2 (2.2) | system - log (1.5) | system - mootools upgrade (1.5) | system - backlinks (1.5) | system - sef (1.5) | system - cache (1.5) | system - remember me (1.5) | user - k2 (2.2) | user - example (1.0) | user - joomla! (1.5) | content - email cloaking (1.5) | content - page navigation (1.5) | content - load modules (1.5) | content - example (1.0) | google maps (2.12m) | content - code highlighter (ge (1.5) | content - pagebreak (1.5) | content - vote (1.5) | simple image gallery pro (by j (2.0.4) | xml-rpc - blogger api (1.0) | xml-rpc - joomla api (1.0) | editor - xstandard lite jo (1.0) | file browser (1.5.0 stable) | paste (1.5.6) | joomla! links advanced lin (1.2.1) | advanced link (1.5.1) | paste (1.5.0) | image manager (1.5.2) | object support (1.5.1) | advanced code editor (1.5.6) | spellchecker (2.0.0) | editor - tinymce 3 (3.2.6) | editor - jce 1.5.6 (1.5.6) | button - readmore (1.5) | button - pagebreak (1.5) | button - image (1.0.0) |

templates discovered :: wrote:templates :: site :: ja_purity (1.2.0) | newsflash (1.5.0) | newsflash (1.5.0) | js_inspirion (1.2) | rhuk_milkyway (1.0.2) | rt_juxta_j15 (1.5.1) | beez (1.0.0) |
templates :: admin :: khepri (1.0) |

[mod note: moved installation forum migration forum; ]
to you, in future, find correct forum topic please read which forum post question have put together.

there appear issues server on trying migrate site on, returns valid 1.5 only.

database collation character set latin1_swedish_ci (character set: latin1) , needs utf8-general-ci.

configuration.php not writeable set 444 , ought set 644 process.

magic_quotes set on ought off (should not show stopper though)

it not 100% clear did, might have, tried fresh install of 2.5.x in advance test server dry run? referring in actions taken section?

have checked in advance see whether extensions have installed far including templates available in 2.5 versions?

i notice have akeeba showing in admin components akeeba backup or admin tools component?

are trying migration on live site or on test site in advanced of live_run? if not recommend do.

do have backups of site , database fall on if things go "pear-shaped"?

have read details in jupgrade developers forum lot of reasons issues have been addressed there.

have tried setting site template default core template , disabling third party extensions?

have tried various alternate settings mentioned on http://docs.joomla.org pages jupgrade migration , within limited instructions provided tool itself?

it important keep notes on settings change , extensions etc disable know change in future.