Public bug reported: The vmlinuz and initrd files are missing from the Live CD.
According to `dpkg -l linux-image-*`, the package linux- image-5.3.0-18-generic is installed. This package should contain vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic. However, /boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic does not exist. The files /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/vmlinuz.old are present, but are broken symlinks to this file. Furthermore the files /boot/initrd and /boot/initrd.old are broken symlinks to the initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ ls -la total 5365 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60 Nov 25 07:48 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 240 Jan 22 01:02 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 236454 Oct 8 16:21 config-5.3.0-18-generic drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60 Jan 22 01:02 grub lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Nov 25 07:43 initrd.img -> initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Nov 25 07:43 initrd.img.old -> initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182704 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184380 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.elf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184840 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+_multiboot.bin -rw------- 1 root root 4703701 Oct 8 16:21 System.map-5.3.0-18-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Nov 25 07:43 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Nov 25 07:43 vmlinuz.old -> vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ dpkg -l linux-image-* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-=====================================-=============-============-============================> ii linux-image-5.3.0-18-generic 5.3.0-18.19+1 amd64 Signed kernel image generic ii linux-image-generic 5.3.0.18.21 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image un linux-image-unsigned-5.3.0-18-generic <none> <none> (no description available) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ file vmlinuz* vmlinuz: broken symbolic link to vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic vmlinuz.old: broken symbolic link to vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ file initrd* initrd.img: broken symbolic link to initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic initrd.img.old: broken symbolic link to initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-image-5.3.0-18-generic 5.3.0-18.19+1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4190 F.... pulseaudio CasperVersion: 1.432 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Jan 22 01:09:19 2020 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. enp0s3 no wireless extensions. LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20191125) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.3.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.3.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.183.2 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox dmi.board.name: VirtualBox dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.board.version: 1.2 dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine dmi.product.name: VirtualBox dmi.product.version: 1.2 dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1860495 Title: vmlinuz and initrd are missing in /boot on the Live CD Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The vmlinuz and initrd files are missing from the Live CD. According to `dpkg -l linux-image-*`, the package linux- image-5.3.0-18-generic is installed. This package should contain vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic. However, /boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic does not exist. The files /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/vmlinuz.old are present, but are broken symlinks to this file. Furthermore the files /boot/initrd and /boot/initrd.old are broken symlinks to the initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ ls -la total 5365 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60 Nov 25 07:48 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 240 Jan 22 01:02 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 236454 Oct 8 16:21 config-5.3.0-18-generic drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60 Jan 22 01:02 grub lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Nov 25 07:43 initrd.img -> initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Nov 25 07:43 initrd.img.old -> initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182704 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184380 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.elf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184840 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+_multiboot.bin -rw------- 1 root root 4703701 Oct 8 16:21 System.map-5.3.0-18-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Nov 25 07:43 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Nov 25 07:43 vmlinuz.old -> vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ dpkg -l linux-image-* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-=====================================-=============-============-============================> ii linux-image-5.3.0-18-generic 5.3.0-18.19+1 amd64 Signed kernel image generic ii linux-image-generic 5.3.0.18.21 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image un linux-image-unsigned-5.3.0-18-generic <none> <none> (no description available) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ file vmlinuz* vmlinuz: broken symbolic link to vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic vmlinuz.old: broken symbolic link to vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic ubuntu@ubuntu:/boot$ file initrd* initrd.img: broken symbolic link to initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic initrd.img.old: broken symbolic link to initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-image-5.3.0-18-generic 5.3.0-18.19+1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4190 F.... pulseaudio CasperVersion: 1.432 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Jan 22 01:09:19 2020 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. enp0s3 no wireless extensions. LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20191125) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.3.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.3.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.183.2 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox dmi.board.name: VirtualBox dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.board.version: 1.2 dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr: dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine dmi.product.name: VirtualBox dmi.product.version: 1.2 dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1860495/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp