I'll answer what I can: 0. the machines are already on the hwe track, and that itself happens only when we consider the hwe kernel to have all the driver fixes etc that the oem kernel carried.. so upgrade to noble should not break things
1./2. yeah I bet this will be discussed at the incoming sprint, but the solution might not be in a distro package but something that is shipped via the oem archive. That said, the 'OEM Priority Project' which is marked here as well, could maybe carry that 3. the package is actually maintained by the kernel team, traditionally by the NVIDIA driver maintainer, and the change has landed to the jammy git branch 5. hmmm might be something caused by the git and archive being out of sync with that entry.. will check for the next iteration -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083657 Title: Remove oem-flavour.cfg for the OEM kernel retirement Status in OEM Priority Project: In Progress Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Jammy: In Progress Bug description: [ Impact ] * This issue affects all Ubuntu OEM preloaded systems that are still utilizing the OEM kernel, particularly those equipped with NVIDIA graphics drivers. * Systems may fail to boot properly due to an outdated OEM kernel conflicting with newer NVIDIA drivers, leading to a black screen on reboot. [ Test Plan ] * To verify the fix, ensure that the file `/etc/default/grub.d/oem-flavour.cfg` is successfully removed from the affected system after applying the update. * Additionally, after the system reboots, check that it boots into the general HWE kernel rather than the OEM kernel. [ Where problems could occur ] * Removing `/etc/default/grub.d/oem-flavour.cfg` may cause systems relying on the OEM kernel for specific hardware compatibility to lose access to certain OEM-specific optimizations. * There is a low risk that after removing the OEM kernel, some hardware features may not function as expected if the general HWE kernel does not fully support them. [ Other Info ] * This patch is targeted only for Ubuntu 22.04 and its associated OEM kernels. * The issue is specific to systems using NVIDIA drivers in conjunction with an outdated OEM kernel, which conflicts with updates to the HWE kernel and NVIDIA packages. 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Release: 22.04 $ ubuntu-report show | grep DCD "DCD": "canonical-oem-sutton-jammy-amd64-20240606-874" 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center $ apt-cache policy ubuntu-drivers-common ubuntu-drivers-common: Installed: 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.6 Candidate: 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.7 Version table: 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.7 500 500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages *** 1:0.9.6.2~0.22.04.6 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:0.9.6.1 500 500 http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages 3) What you expected to happen * The system should seamlessly upgrade NVIDIA drivers and the HWE kernel without breaking the boot process. The system should boot into the latest supported HWE kernel without encountering compatibility issues with the NVIDIA drivers. 4) What happened instead * After unattended-upgrades, the system rebooted into the OEM kernel, which is outdated and incompatible with the new NVIDIA drivers. As a result, the screen remained black upon reboot. We need to remove /etc/default/grub.d/oem-flavour.cfg to avoid the system booting from deprecated OEM kernels. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/2083657/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
