powerpc64 kernel lacks IBM vscsi driver

Bug #943090 reported by Benjamin Herrenschmidt
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Leann Ogasawara

Bug Description

The kernel on the precise powerpc ISOs is lackingCONFIG_SCSI_IBMVSCSI, either as a built-in or a module,
thus preventing installation on most IBM system P machines or inside qemu or kvm with -M pseries

(You probably want to also make sure you have CONFIG_SCSI_IPR as well)

Appologies for not specifying the package but I don't know off hand what the name of precise' kernel
package is (yet) and your "choose" option in launchpad keeps saying that there are too many matches
when I try simple things like "linux-image" :-)

This was with a daily ISO built from a few days ago, I will try again with Beta 1 later this week

affects: ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu)
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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote : Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 943090

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

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Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh-kernel) wrote :

What log files ? There is nothing to diagnose, I wrote what the bug was and how to fix it.

Without the driver the distro won't boot nor install, so that makes running apport-collect an interesting
prospect don't you think (in addition to being pointless that is).

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Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh-kernel) wrote :

Oh it's a bot ! Didn't notice the first time around :-)

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: added: precise
tags: added: bot-stop-nagging
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

I've enabled CONFIG_SCSI_IBMVSCSI=m and CONFIG_SCSI_IPR=m forpowerpc. We're currently frozen for the Beta-1 release so this unfortunately won't land until the first upload after Beta-1.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Julian Wiedmann (jwiedmann) wrote :

This also partially resolves bug 712188 (ibmveth would still need to be added to modules-powerpc/nic-modules).

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Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh-kernel) wrote :

Ok, thanks.

I did manage an install in qemu/kvm with virtio-blk in the meantime (it requires a bit of messing around but heh) and found
some other small problems with the disk partitioning and yaboot install, I'll file separate reports.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
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This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.2.0-18.28

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linux (3.2.0-18.28) precise; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * ubuntu: AUFS -- adapt to the new changelog handling
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- sort out the relative header paths
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- update to d266b0c5d0693d6383976ee54b9e2c0fa9a3f5b0

  [ Chase Douglas ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after 3.3) HID: hid-magicmouse: Add pointer and buttonpad
    properties for Magic Trackpad
  * SAUCE: Input: synaptics - add second variant of two-button clickpad
  * SAUCE: Input: synapticss - Set buttonpad property for all clickpads

  [ Johannes Berg ]

  * SAUCE: iwlwifi: fix key removal
    - LP: #911059

  [ John Johansen ]

  * Revert "SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix unpack of network tables."
  * Revert "SAUCE: AppArmor: Allow dfa backward compatibility with broken
    userspace"
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add mising end of structure test to caps unpacking
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix dropping of allowed operations that are force
    audited
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix underflow in xindex calculation
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: fix mapping of META_READ to audit and quiet flags
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix the error case for chroot relative path name
    lookup
    - LP: #925028
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Retrieve the dentry_path for error reporting when path
    lookup fails
    - LP: #925028
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Minor cleanup of d_namespace_path to consolidate error
    handling
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Update dfa matching routines.
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Move path failure information into aa_get_name and
    rename
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Make chroot relative the default path lookup type
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add ability to load extended policy
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: basic networking rules
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add profile introspection file to interface
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add the ability to mediate mount
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add mount information to apparmorfs

  [ Kees Cook ]

  * SAUCE: AppArmor: refactor securityfs to use structures
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: add initial "features" directory to securityfs
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: add "file" details to securityfs
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: export known rlimit names/value mappings in securityfs

  [ Leann Ogasawara ]

  * Revert "[Config] Enable CONFIG_NVRAM=m"
    - LP: #942193
  * Rebase to v3.2.7
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_QUATECH2=m on arm and powerpc
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_QUATECH_USB2=m on arm and powerpc
  * [Config] Add CONFIG_NVRAM to config enforcer
    - LP: #942193
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_SCSI_IBMVSCSI=m for powerpc
    - LP: #943090
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_SCSI_IPR=m for powerpc
    - LP: #943090
  * provide ipmi udeb
    - LP: #942926
  * Rebase to v3.2.9
  * Add ibmveth to d-i/modules-powerpc/nic-modules
    - LP: #712188
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_SCSI_IBMVFC=m for powerpc
    - LP: #712188
  * Add ibmvfc and ibmvscsic to d-i/modules-powerpc/nic-modules
    - LP: #712188

  [ Seth Heasley ]

  * SAUCE: ALSA: hda - Add Lynx Point HD Audio Controller DeviceIDs
    - LP: #900119
  * SAUCE: ahci: AHCI-mode SATA patch for Intel Lynx Point DeviceIDs
    - LP: #900119
  * SAUCE: ata_piix: IDE-mode SATA patch for Intel Lynx Point DeviceIDs
    - LP: #900119
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Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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