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Title:
ubuntu-14.04.3-server-ppc64el.iso is missing many modules in initrd.gz
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
== Comment: #0 - Gary M. Gaydos <[email protected]> - 2015-11-19 11:52:24 ==
---Problem Description---
August 5, 2015 version of ubuntu-14.04.3-server-ppc64el.iso from
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/14.04.3/release/ is missing many modules in
its initrd.gz
Contact Information = [email protected]
---uname output---
Linux (none) 3.19.0-25-generic #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:17:43 UTC
2015 ppc64le GNU/Linux
Machine Type = any ppc64 little endian machine
---boot type---
CDROM / ISO image
---Install repository type---
CDROM
---Point of failure---
Other failure during installation (stage 1)
Detailed description:
1) Download
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/14.04.3/release/ubuntu-14.04.3-server-ppc64el.iso
(dated Aug 5, 2015)
2) loop mount the iso image
3) copy the install/initrd.gz to a directory on your harddisk
4) fulliso]$ gunzip initrd.gz
5) fulliso]$ cpio -id < initrd
cpio: dev/console: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
cpio: dev/null: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
cpio: initrd not created: newer or same age version exists
56679 blocks
6) fulliso]$ cd lib/modules/3.19.0-25-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/
7) ethernet]$ ls
mellanox
ethernet]$
Note many ethernet drivers are missing from the initrd.gz
In contrast, the mini.iso dated Nov 4, 2015, at
http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty-updates/main
/installer-ppc64el/current/images/vivid-netboot/ has many ethernet
drivers in it's initrd.gz
ethernet]$ ls
3com atheros dlink intel neterion realtek sun
8390 broadcom emulex marvell nvidia sfc ti
adaptec cisco fealnx.ko mellanox packetengines sis via
amd dec hp natsemi qlogic smsc
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