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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 package

installing nvidia-glx pulls linux-restricted-modules-386

Bug #68621 reported by Timo Aaltonen
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

I'm installing machines automatically, and the package list is preseeded. However, I noticed that the machines don't boot after the first phase, since the -386 kernel gets installed and grub sees it as the default kernel (and it fails mounting the root). The reason is that while -generic kernel gets also installed, nvidia-glx doesn't pull -generic version of restricted-modules, but instead the -386 which in turn pulls linux-image-...-386.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

it doesn't work just to make it install l-r-m-generic as well, -386 versions are still installed.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

confirming since there is a duplicate

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Seth (sysfu) wrote :

this command was suggested to me in the #ubuntu IRC channel and it worked for me:

sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) nvidia-glx

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

I know how to install the correct l-r-m (manually), that's not the point

the point is that my automatic installations are broken and there is no easy way to fix it.

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Seth (sysfu) wrote :

great, so you know how to install manually...we're all very proud of you. I put the comment in there for the benefit of other lowly (l)user scum that may be looking for a workaround in the meantime.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Still the same with feisty.

description: updated
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Anders Kaseorg (andersk) wrote :

It would be nice to be able to install nvidia-glx without nvidia-kernel or linux-restricted-modules-common at all, for a 32-bit chroot on an amd64 machine.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

please, this should be fixed before Feisty is out..

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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kanobiggs (will-adro) wrote :

Hey Seth,
I ran this command :
"sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) nvidia-glx"
what do i do next?

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

This was fixed in feisty, don't know which release did it, but I can install a machine without a problem now. Thanks!

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

Closing the edgy bug, since it's not going to be fixed anymore.

Changed in linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
status: Invalid → Won't Fix
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