Ubuntu
casper package

live system does not have nvidia/fglrx kernel modules

Bug #94359 reported by Martin Pitt
8
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
casper (Baltix)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
casper (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Tollef Fog Heen
Ubuntu ubuntu-7.04
restricted-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Martin Pitt

Bug Description

In today's amd64 live system (20070320.1), some restricted modules are not available:

$ modinfo ath_hal
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.20-12-generic/volatile/ath_hal.ko
license: Proprietary
version: 0.9.18.0
description: Atheros Hardware Access Layer (HAL)
author: Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler
srcversion: B9D3CFDE33782ADC718DF01
depends:
vermagic: 2.6.20-12-generic SMP mod_unload
$ modinfo nvidia
modinfo: could not find module nvidia
$ modinfo fglrx
modinfo: could not find module fglrx

$ ls /lib/modules/2.6.20-12-generic/volatile/
ath_hal.ko fcdsl2.ko fcdslsl.ko fcdslslusb.ko fcdslusb2.ko fcdslusb.ko fcpci.ko

This prevents the usage of restricted-manager etc. to test compiz stuff in the live system.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/casper
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Marking for final, since it's a high-priority requirement for Feisty.

Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

<Mithrandir> pitti: they're intentionally disabled.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

One way or the other, r-m needs to get along with this situation. It currently claims that the hardware does not need any restricted drivers, although it does, they are just not available.

r-m also needs to report to d-e in --check-composite that the currently active driver does not work, to prevent d-e from enabling effects with e. g. nv.

Changed in restricted-manager:
assignee: nobody → pitti
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Unconfirmed → In Progress
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Intentional thing in live system build scripts or casper, thus not an l-r-m bug. I contacted Scott and Matt about this, whether this is supposed to be working for Feisty or not.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Tollef Fog Heen (tfheen)
Changed in casper:
assignee: nobody → tfheen
Revision history for this message
Tollef Fog Heen (tfheen) wrote :

New casper where nvidia and fglrx are no longer disabled is now uploaded.

Changed in casper:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Since the live CD now has the modules, we do not need the 'on live CD without modules' special case in r-m.

Changed in restricted-manager:
status: In Progress → Rejected
Przemek K. (azrael)
Changed in casper (Baltix):
status: New → Fix Released
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