Nvram needs to be built into Precise PowerPC kernel

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Tried to run apport, but I got:

No packages found matching linux.
ERROR: KeyError('ProblemType',)

I hope you have all the information you need in post 1.

Thanks for the bug report. Per our default kernel config policy, we had changed CONFIG_NVRAM to be built in as a module for consistency across all flavor and arch's. However, per the request in this bug I've reverted this change so that it is once again built in for the powerpc and powerpc-smp flavors. I've have also added a check to the config enforcer to ensure this remains built in for these flavors.

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.2.0-18.28

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linux (3.2.0-18.28) precise; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * ubuntu: AUFS -- adapt to the new changelog handling
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- sort out the relative header paths
  * ubuntu: AUFS -- update to d266b0c5d0693d6383976ee54b9e2c0fa9a3f5b0

  [ Chase Douglas ]

  * SAUCE: (drop after 3.3) HID: hid-magicmouse: Add pointer and buttonpad
    properties for Magic Trackpad
  * SAUCE: Input: synaptics - add second variant of two-button clickpad
  * SAUCE: Input: synapticss - Set buttonpad property for all clickpads

  [ Johannes Berg ]

  * SAUCE: iwlwifi: fix key removal
    - LP: #911059

  [ John Johansen ]

  * Revert "SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix unpack of network tables."
  * Revert "SAUCE: AppArmor: Allow dfa backward compatibility with broken
    userspace"
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add mising end of structure test to caps unpacking
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix dropping of allowed operations that are force
    audited
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix underflow in xindex calculation
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: fix mapping of META_READ to audit and quiet flags
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Fix the error case for chroot relative path name
    lookup
    - LP: #925028
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Retrieve the dentry_path for error reporting when path
    lookup fails
    - LP: #925028
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Minor cleanup of d_namespace_path to consolidate error
    handling
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Update dfa matching routines.
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Move path failure information into aa_get_name and
    rename
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Make chroot relative the default path lookup type
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add ability to load extended policy
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: basic networking rules
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add profile introspection file to interface
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add the ability to mediate mount
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: Add mount information to apparmorfs

  [ Kees Cook ]

  * SAUCE: AppArmor: refactor securityfs to use structures
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: add initial "features" directory to securityfs
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: add "file" details to securityfs
  * SAUCE: AppArmor: export known rlimit names/value mappings in securityfs

  [ Leann Ogasawara ]

  * Revert "[Config] Enable CONFIG_NVRAM=m"
    - LP: #942193
  * Rebase to v3.2.7
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_QUATECH2=m on arm and powerpc
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_QUATECH_USB2=m on arm and powerpc
  * [Config] Add CONFIG_NVRAM to config enforcer
    - LP: #942193
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_SCSI_IBMVSCSI=m for powerpc
    - LP: #943090
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_SCSI_IPR=m for powerpc
    - LP: #943090
  * provide ipmi udeb
    - LP: #942926
  * Rebase to v3.2.9
  * Add ibmveth to d-i/modules-powerpc/nic-modules
    - LP: #712188
  * [Config] Enable CONFIG_SCSI_IBMVFC=m for powerpc
    - LP: #712188
  * Add ibmvfc and ibmvscsic to d-i/modules-powerpc/nic-modules
    - LP: #712188

  [ Seth Heasley ]

  * SAUCE: ALSA: hda - Add Lynx Point HD Audio Controller DeviceIDs
    - LP: #900119
  * SAUCE: ahci: AHCI-mode SATA patch for Intel Lynx Point DeviceIDs
    - LP: #900119
  * SAUCE: ata_piix: IDE-mode SATA patch for Intel Lynx Point DeviceIDs
    - LP: #900119
...

Thanks Leann it is working again with the new kernel!

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