Ubuntu
busybox package

After netboot: Internet not working, DNS failures, awk not found

Bug #159697 reported by Carlo de Wolf
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
busybox (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Nominated for Hardy by Carlo de Wolf

Bug Description

Binary package hint: casper

Ubuntu 7.10 LiveCD copied onto a NFS server.
Booting in vmplayer 2.02 using PXE.

Following symptoms:
Can't reach internet.
DNS failures.
awk: not found in casper.log
/etc/resolv.conf is misformed / missing actual settings.

Tags: dns netboot

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/busybox
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Carlo de Wolf (wolfc) wrote :

The initrd image does not contain awk, so scripts/casper-bottom/23networking fails to translate netboot.config to a proper resolv.conf.

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Carlo de Wolf (wolfc) wrote :
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks! I think I prefer to enable the awk applet in busybox, though; a full-scale awk is pretty huge.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

busybox (1:1.1.3-5ubuntu9) hardy; urgency=low

  * Enable awk in the initramfs, for casper (LP: #159697).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:29:59 +0000

Changed in busybox:
status: New → Fix Released
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lefant (lefant) wrote :

i suppose it will take a little while until new isos are released which will have an initramfs including this fix.

what is my best bet to get a fixed initramfs in the meantime?

are there some walkthrough docs for rebuilding the desktop isos or maybe some place with prerelease versions for download like http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ for debian?

thanks a lot
  fabian

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