[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-18 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package kmod - 24-1ubuntu3.4 --- kmod (24-1ubuntu3.4) bionic; urgency=medium * Remove bochs-drm from d/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf to fix garbled screen with EFI based QEMU/KVM virtual machines which use VGA=std video devices. (LP:

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-18 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.15.0-101.102 --- linux (4.15.0-101.102) bionic; urgency=medium * bionic/linux: 4.15.0-101.102 -proposed tracker (LP: #1877262) * 4.15.0-100.101 breaks userspace builds due to a bug in the headers /usr/include/linux/swab.h of

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-11 Thread Richard Laager
I have confirmed that the fix in -proposed fixes the issue for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872863 Title: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-10 Thread Matthew Ruffell
I went and looked at the autopkgtest regressions, and they aren't actual regressions, just transient network problems and slow build timeouts. chrony autopkgtest regression on armhf: Need to get 263 kB of archives. After this operation, 2,048 B of additional disk space will be used. Err:1

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-10 Thread Matthew Ruffell
I repeated the same SRU verification as before, this time using kmod from -proposed. I installed a fresh Bionic KVM, with EFI enabled. I upgraded the system to use the latest -updates packages. Linux 4.15.0-99-generic and Kmod 24-1ubuntu3.3 were installed. I shut the machine down, set the VGA

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-08 Thread Ɓukasz Zemczak
Hello Matthew, or anyone else affected, Accepted kmod into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kmod/24-1ubuntu3.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-05-02 Thread Matthew Ruffell
For both tests I used the kmod package from my test ppa, since it is still in the unapproved upload queue. Firstly, I installed 4.15.0-99-generic from -updates, and booted my EFI based KVM machine with VGA=std. The screen was garbled, as the framebuffer used was efifb. I then installed

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-30 Thread Ubuntu Kernel Bot
This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed- bionic' to 'verification-done-bionic'. If the problem still exists, change the tag

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-24 Thread Kelsey Margarete Skunberg
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872863 Title: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-22 Thread Matthew Ruffell
** Description changed: BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872863 [Impact] A recent grub2 SRU, LP #1864533, now forces the kernel to boot via the kernel EFI stub whenever EFI is enabled. This causes problems for QEMU/KVM virtual machines which use the VGA=std video device,

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-22 Thread Matthew Ruffell
** Description changed: BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872863 [Impact] A recent grub2 SRU, LP #1864533, now forces the kernel to boot via the kernel EFI stub whenever EFI is enabled. This causes problems for QEMU/KVM virtual machines which use the VGA=std video device,

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-22 Thread Dan Streetman
** Tags added: sts-sponsor-ddstreet -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872863 Title: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-21 Thread Matthew Ruffell
Attached is proof the VM is using VGA=std for the ppc64el test. ** Attachment added: "Proof VM is running VGA=std on ppc64el" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1872863/+attachment/5357796/+files/Screenshot%20from%202020-04-22%2015-14-04.png -- You received this bug

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-21 Thread Matthew Ruffell
I have verified that enabling the bochs-drm kernel module on bionic does not cause any regressions for PowerKVM machines when the video device is VGA=std. TLDR: See Screenshot: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/475658598/Screenshot%20from%202020-04-22%2015-14-13.png This is in response to the main

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-21 Thread Matthew Ruffell
Attached is screenshot proof that bochs-drm functions correctly on 4.15.0-96-generic ppc64el, and does not cause any regressions when bochs-drm is enabled on ppc64el. ** Attachment added: "bochs-drm functions correctly on ppc64el"

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-15 Thread Matthew Ruffell
I rebuilt the kmod and Linux packages to include the ppc64le and powerpc architectures, so we can test against POWER to ensure that LP #1378648 is no more, and we don't cause any regressions. I don't have access to any POWER machines though, so I need help testing. -- You received this bug

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-14 Thread Matthew Ruffell
Attached is the debdiff for kmod, which removes bochs-drm from the framebuffer blacklist. ** Patch added: "kmod debdiff for bionic" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kmod/+bug/1872863/+attachment/5354280/+files/lp1872863_bionic.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-14 Thread Matthew Ruffell
Submitted Kernel patches to mailing list: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2020-April/109027.html https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2020-April/109028.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-14 Thread Matthew Ruffell
** Description changed: BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872863 [Impact] A recent grub2 SRU, LP #1864533, now forces the kernel to boot via the kernel EFI stub whenever EFI is enabled. This causes problems for QEMU/KVM virtual machines which use the VGA=std video device,

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1872863] Re: QEMU/KVM display is garbled when booting from kernel EFI stub due to missing bochs-drm module

2020-04-14 Thread Matthew Ruffell
Attached is a picture of the garbled screen when VGA=std under booting via kernel EFI stub. ** Attachment added: "Garbled screen" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kmod/+bug/1872863/+attachment/5354248/+files/Screenshot%20from%202020-04-15%2012-19-48.png -- You received this bug