[orca-list] upgrading lucid to maverick

[michael weaver <weavermicha googlemail com>]

i have just tried upgrading from lucid to maverick on my desktop.
i am not sure if ubuntu upgraded successfully because it started 
in english, i got some message warning me about not being unable 
to open the mirror file, a warning i am not sure if i should have 
got.
i started getting the first part of the file extractions and 
setup in english but then orca either switched languages or came 
up with a completely new language all of its own because the 
speech was garbled.
my hard drive on my desktop has now stopped spinning.
would you say it is now ready for me to power down and reboot?
the last time i got this kind of problem trying to upgrade from 
one version of ubuntu to another i had to just press and hold the 
power button to switch it off and restart from fresh.
i don't know if this language switching to another language or 
garbled speech should be happening or not.
i assume it shouldn't be but i am not sure what message i should 
be getting for a successful upgrade.
i did the sudo do-release-upgrade as instructed.