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Linux boot parameters are not taken to busybox environment

Bug #1736421 reported by Stefan
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Bug Description

With busybox 1.27.2 (18.04 installer system), my kernel command line parameters that contain "/" or "-" are stripped and not in environment, anymore (e.g. keyboard-configuration/modelcode=SKIP). Furthermore, the parameters are not pushed into debconf database by script env2debconf (where I would need them).

I found this already fixed in busybox, here is the commit:
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/shell/ash.c?id=9c143ce52da11ec3d21a3491c3749841d3dc10f0

Here is the issue:
https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=10231

I tested this by patching ash.c (patch is attached), building it and integrated into initrd.gz - works, parameters are in environment, again.

It would be fine if this patch could get into busybox package for 18.04.

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Stefan (steffel) wrote :
dino99 (9d9)
tags: added: bionic patch upgrade-software-version
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in busybox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/b/busybox/busybox_1.27.2-2_changelog

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

The attachment "environment patch from busybox repository (commit 9c143ce52da11ec3d21a3491c3749841d3dc10f0)" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package busybox - 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu2

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busybox (1:1.27.2-2ubuntu2) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Fix missing new config setting for Ubuntu flavors.

 -- Steve Langasek <email address hidden> Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:14:46 +0000

Changed in busybox (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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