SRU request: handle EGL alternatives and use different drivers for the LTS stacks
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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HWE Next |
Fix Released
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Critical
|
Alberto Milone | ||
nvidia-prime (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Alberto Milone | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Alberto Milone | ||
ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Alberto Milone | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Alberto Milone |
Bug Description
SRU Request:
[Impact]
A recent security update of the nvidia driver provided new EGL libraries and new kernel modules (such as nvidia-modeset and nvidia-drm), which are not handled by the current gpu-manager (ubuntu-
ubuntu-
[Test Case]
1) Enable the trusty-proposed repository, and install the ubuntu-
2) Install the nvidia driver.
3) Restart the system and see if it boots correctly. If unsure, please attach your /var/log/
[Regression Potential]
Low, the above mentioned changes are already in Yakkety (and most of them have been in Xenial since its release).
Changed in nvidia-prime (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
status: | Fix Released → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Changed in nvidia-prime (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
Changed in nvidia-prime (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
tags: | added: kittyhawk originate-from-1613164 |
Changed in hwe-next: | |
assignee: | nobody → Alberto Milone (albertomilone) |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
summary: |
- Handle EGL alternatives and use different drivers for the LTS stacks + SRU request: handle EGL alternatives and use different drivers for the + LTS stacks |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in hwe-next: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Hello Alberto, or anyone else affected,
Accepted ubuntu- drivers- common into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ ubuntu- drivers- common/ 1:0.2.91. 12 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Testing/ EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.
If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification- failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.
Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/QATeam/ PerformingSRUVe rification . Thank you in advance!