[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-22 Thread Taihsiang Ho
Repacking initrd as initrd.lz is a working workaround on d05. By using initrd.lz, I could not reproduce this issue on d05-4. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1900773 Title: thunderx

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-22 Thread Taihsiang Ho
My apologies. The comment#9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /livecd-rootfs/+bug/1900773/comments/9 used the grubnetaa64.efi from focal http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu- ports/dists/focal/main/uefi/grub2-arm64/current/grubnetaa64.efi.signed If d05 (d05-4) uses the groovy grub, it COULD

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread Ike Panhc
More infomation. I can not reproduce with grubnetaa64.efi from focal. This is the focal grub I download, which can not reproduce http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu- ports/dists/focal/main/uefi/grub2-arm64/current/grubnetaa64.efi.signed This is the groovy grub, which is able to reproduce

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread Brian Murray
** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1900773 Title: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread Steve Langasek
** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1900773 Title: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd To

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread dann frazier
Since technically GRUB is requesting the initrd file, I tried to rule it out as a possible cause by seeing if the initial payload that UEFI downloads directly would time out if it was the same size. I did this by padding my grubnetaa64.efi binary to be the same size as the installer initrd. mv

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread Taihsiang Ho
I tried 20201021 Groovy daily live with Hisilicon d05 via PXE, and I did NOT reproduce this issue. [Post-installation Information] ubuntu@d05-4-20-10-rc-102021-pxe-tai-1:~$ cat /var/log/installer/media-info ; echo ; uname -a; lsb_release -a Ubuntu-Server 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release arm64

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread Ike Panhc
90771321 initrd 44620048 initrd.lzma Yes. recompress with `lzma -9` and I can finish the installation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1900773 Title: thunderx CRB systems tftp

Re: [Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread dann frazier
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 03:20 Ike Panhc <1900...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > I hit this issue on Hisilicon d06 when PXE groovy subiquity. System > boots without initrd and hang on no rootfs. > > > error: timeout reading `/casper/initrd'. > > Press any key to continue... > Interesting, does

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-21 Thread Ike Panhc
I hit this issue on Hisilicon d06 when PXE groovy subiquity. System boots without initrd and hang on no rootfs. error: timeout reading `/casper/initrd'. Press any key to continue... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-20 Thread dann frazier
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 5:30 PM Steve Langasek <1900...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > And is there something intrinsic to this hardware that leads to the > timeout? I wonder if there might be a firmware bug. Here's what I see on the wire: 52120 56.958016 10.229.50.135 10.229.50.84 TFTP 78 Read

Re: [Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-20 Thread dann frazier
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 5:30 PM Steve Langasek <1900...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > > Just to confirm, are you using the initrd as extracted from the .iso? I am. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-20 Thread Steve Langasek
Just to confirm, are you using the initrd as extracted from the .iso? ** Project changed: ubuntu-cdimage => livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1900773 Title:

[Bug 1900773] Re: thunderx CRB systems tftp timeout downloading initrd

2020-10-20 Thread Steve Langasek
And is there something intrinsic to this hardware that leads to the timeout? Or would this perhaps work if the machine had a faster network link to the tftp server? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.