** Also affects: ipxe (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: High Assignee: James Page (james-page) Status: Triaged
** Tags removed: release-q-incoming ** Description changed: - [Reason] - The version of ipxe in quantal is a git snapshot from February 2012; this should really have been updated earlier in cycle. See original bug report for one of the issues encountered due to usage of an older snapshot. - - If this new upstream snapshot has unexpected side effect I will back it - out. - - [Changelog] - See attached - its is 380 commits since the current snapshot in Ubuntu. - - [Build Log] - See attached - - [Install Log] - jamespage@hendrix:~/src/ubuntu/quantal$ sudo dpkg -i kvm-ipxe_1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1_all.deb - (Reading database ... 702489 files and directories currently installed.) - Preparing to replace kvm-ipxe 1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1 (using kvm-ipxe_1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... - Unpacking replacement kvm-ipxe ... - Setting up kvm-ipxe (1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1) ... - jamespage@hendrix:~/src/ubuntu/quantal$ sudo dpkg -i ipxe_1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1_all.deb - (Reading database ... 702405 files and directories currently installed.) - Preparing to replace ipxe 1.0.0+git-3.55f6c88-0ubuntu4 (using ipxe_1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... - Unpacking replacement ipxe ... - Setting up ipxe (1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1) ... - jamespage@hendrix:~/src/ubuntu/quantal$ sudo dpkg -i grub-ipxe_1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1_all.deb - Selecting previously unselected package grub-ipxe. - (Reading database ... 702484 files and directories currently installed.) - Unpacking grub-ipxe (from grub-ipxe_1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... - Setting up grub-ipxe (1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1) ... - Generating grub.cfg ... - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-13-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-12-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-12-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-11-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-11-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-10-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-10-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-9-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-9-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-8-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-8-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-7-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-7-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-6-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-6-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-5-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-5-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-4-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-4-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-3-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-3-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-2-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-2-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-1-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-1-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-5-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-5-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-4-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-4-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-13-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-13-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-12-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-12-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-11-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-11-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-10-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-10-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-9-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-9-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-8-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-8-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-7-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-7-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-6-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-6-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-5-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-5-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-4-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-4-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-3-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-3-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-2-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-2-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-1-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-1-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-5-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-5-generic - Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-4-generic - Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-4-generic - Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin - Found iPXE image: /boot/ipxe.lkrn - No volume groups found - done - - [Testing] - I use the iscsi boot option for testing iscsi root installations; using this latest upstream snapshot I was able to complete this testing as iPXE was able to boot from the iscsi devices. - - [Original Bug Report] - During iscsi root testing for quantal beta-1 I was unable to use ipxe to boot installed iSCSI root images backed by tgt. + During iscsi root testing for quantal beta-1 I was unable to use ipxe to + boot installed iSCSI root images backed by tgt. Switching to the latest upstream snapshot fixed my issue so I think its worth considering a FFe for ipxe to fix this (and maybe other) issues as its not been updated since February 2012. Also reported upstream: http://lists.ipxe.org/pipermail/ipxe- devel/2012-September/001796.html ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ipxe 1.0.0+git-3.55f6c88-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-12.12-generic 3.5.2 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Sep 4 17:45:22 2012 Dependencies: kvm-ipxe 1.0.0+git-4.03f0c23-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ipxe UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-06-11 (85 days ago) ** Summary changed: - [FFe] new upstream snapshot of ipxe + ipxe fails with input/output error when booting from iscsi ** Changed in: ipxe (Ubuntu Quantal) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ipxe in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1045923 Title: ipxe fails with input/output error when booting from iscsi To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ipxe/+bug/1045923/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs