Intrepid's 2.6.27 kernels conflict because of firmware

Bug #262115 reported by Brian Rogers
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linux (Ubuntu)
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Ben Collins
linux-ports (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Bug Description

The new 2.6.27 kernel installs firmware right in /lib/firmware, not in a subdirectory named after the kernel version. Any two versions will therefore conflict.

Tags: linux-2.6.27

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Ben Collins (ben-collins) wrote :

Thanks for pointing this out. In-kernel firmware should be installed under version specific subdirectories. Will be fixed in next upload.

Changed in linux:
assignee: nobody → ben-collins
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → intrepid-alpha-5
status: New → In Progress
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.27-2.3

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linux (2.6.27-2.3) intrepid; urgency=low

  [ Ben Collins ]

  * build/retag: Make script save .orig of tags for later use
  * ubuntu/lirc: Fix device_create call
  * build/firmware: Put in-kernel firmware into version specific subdir
    - LP: #262115
  * Rebase on linux-2.6 git.
  * ABI bump

  [ Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski ]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) Apparmor warning fixes

  [ John Johansen ]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) Proper AppArmor ptrace updates for newer lsm API

  [ Mackenzie Morgan ]

  * SAUCE: Add quirk for ASUS Z37E to make sound audible after resume
    - LP: #25896

 -- Ben Collins <email address hidden> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:03:05 -0400

Changed in linux:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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alej (alejandro-avila) wrote :

any ideas when this will be available for 64bits?

thanks,...

keep up the great work

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :
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This bug was fixed in the package linux-ports - 2.6.27-1.1

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linux-ports (2.6.27-1.1) jaunty; urgency=low

  [Amit Kucheria]

  * SAUCE: make fc transport removal of target configurable
  * SAUCE: pm: Config option to disable handling of console during
    suspend/resume
  * SAUCE: Adds support for COMPAL JHL90 webcam

  [Ben Collins]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) version: Implement version_signature proc file.
  * SAUCE: (no-up) connector.h: Add idx/val for drbd
  * SAUCE: (no-up) swap: Add notify_swap_entry_free callback for compcache
  * SAUCE: drivers: Remove some duplicate device entries in various modules
  * SAUCE: (no-up) [AppArmor] merge with upstream subversion r1291
  * SAUCE: apparmor: Update for changes to ptrace lsm hooks
  * ubuntu: Add drbd module
  * ubuntu: Add iscsitarget module
  * ubuntu: Add BOM for iscsitarget
  * ubuntu: Add squashfs driver
  * ubuntu: Add aufs module
  * ubuntu: Added atl2 driver
  * ubuntu: Added et131x driver
  * ubuntu: Add dm-raid4-5 driver
  * ubuntu: Added ram backed compressed swap module (compcache)
  * ubuntu: Add misc drivers from hardy lum
  * ubuntu: Add heci driver 3.2.0.24
  * ubuntu: Add ov511 and bt-sco drivers
  * ubuntu: Add acx, prism2_usb wireless drivers
  * ubuntu: Add at76 driver to build
  * ubuntu: Add fsam7400 sw kill switch driver
  * ubuntu: Added qc-usb driver
  * ubuntu: e1000e: Upgraded module to 0.4.1.7
  * ubuntu: Added rfkill drivers
  * ubuntu: VIA - Add VIA DRM Chrome9 3D engine
  * ubuntu: unionfs: Added v1.4 module from hardy
  * ubuntu: Add LIRC driver
  * ubuntu: Add GFS driver

  [Chuck Short]

  * SAUCE: ata: blacklist FUJITSU MHW2160BH PL

  [Colin Ian King]

  * ubuntu: Add dm-loop

  [Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) Apparmor warning fixes

  [John Johansen]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) Proper AppArmor ptrace updates for newer lsm API

  [Kees Cook]

  * SAUCE: AppArmor: update to upstream subversion r1302
    - LP: #269921

  [Michael Casadevall]

  * [powerpc] Corrects a FTBFS with MUSB
  * Regenerated configs for 2.6.27.4
  * SAUCE: Added the ubuntu modules subfolder
  * Puts kernel firmwares in a version specific subdirectory
    - LP: #262115
  * Disabled WATCOM_USB_TABLET on all architectures
  * Corrected PowerPC d-i modules list
  * [hppa] Fixed kernel build on HPPA

  [Michael Frey (Senior Manager, MID]

  * SAUCE: Send HCI_RESET for Broadcomm 2046

  [Michael Haas]

  * add proper aufs source tree from 20080922
  * Fix AUFS compilation in vfsub.c
  * Add splice-2.6.23.patch from AUFS to export a symbol needed by AUFS
  * Add put_filp.patch from AUFS to export a symbol needed by AUFS
  * apply (modified) lhash.patch from AUFS to export __lookup_hash()
  * Add deny_write_access.patch from AUFS - export deny_write_access
  * Add sec_perm-2.6.24.patch from AUFS - export security_inode_permission
  * make sure TMPFS_MAGIC is defined in AUFS Makefile

  [Phillip Lougher]

  * SAUCE: r8169: disable TSO by default for RTL8111/8168B chipsets.

  [Stefan Bader]

  * SAUCE: (no-up) Export dm_disk function of device-mapper
  * SAUCE: Restore VT fonts on switch
  * SAUCE: mmc: Increase power_up deleay to fix TI readers

  [Tim Gardner]

  * SAUCE: Ad...

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status: New → Fix Released
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