While installing linux-image-extra-virtual will work, it also eats up ~230 MB more of storage:
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends linux-image-extra-virtual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: crda (1.1.2-1ubuntu2) libnl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) libnl-genl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) linux-firmware (1.127.12) linux-image-extra-3.13.0-55-generic (3.13.0-55.92) linux-image-generic (3.13.0.55.62) wireless-regdb (2013.02.13-1ubuntu1) Recommended packages: iw (3.4-1) The following NEW packages will be installed: crda (1.1.2-1ubuntu2) libnl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) libnl-genl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) linux-firmware (1.127.12) linux-image-extra-3.13.0-55-generic (3.13.0-55.92) linux-image-extra-virtual (3.13.0.55.62) linux-image-generic (3.13.0.55.62) wireless-regdb (2013.02.13-1ubuntu1) 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 60.1 MB of archives. After this operation, 231 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] IMHO, the watchdog devices commonly available for various hypervisors should be added to the linux-image-virtual flavor. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642930 Title: linux-image-virtual - No watchdog drivers enabled. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/642930/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
