A couple of things were checked that could have causing this. But, we for example cannot really see that 'image.postinst' is used while calling make install. That script just seems to be incl. into deb package (as the name makes one believe). Also "linux-update-symlinks" wasn't modified for a long time, so that doesn't seem to be the cause, too. zz-zipl postinstall just rewrites the boot loader...
I am not running into this with a normal update/upgrade - neither on bionic, not on focal. Would you please let us know the exact steps you are using, when you run into this, so that we have a precise sequence that allows to recreate this issue? We understood that you started with a fresh 20.04 install. Then you probably cloned a kernel tree, like: $ git clone https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal --branch master-next --single-branch focal-master-next What were the next steps you did? 'Maybe' there is something bloken on your particular system - do you have a change to try on a different 20.04 installation, too? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-base in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1877088 Title: [UBUNTU 20.04] installkernel script does not symlink /boot/initrd.img which is required with the default zipl.conf Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems: Triaged Status in linux-base package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When testing development kernels I usually rely on the installkernel script either through the "make install" target of the Kernel source or manually. This used to work great on Ubuntu on Z. On Ubuntu 20.04 (freshly installed up to date) this fails however because /boot/initrd.img is not updated (/boot/vmlinuz is) and thus zipl installs the wrong kernel/initrd combination rendering the system unbootable. (with the correct modules already copied to /usr/lib/modules/5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd/) # sudo installkernel 5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd bzImage System.map /boot run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd /boot/vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd /boot/vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd Using config file '/etc/zipl.conf' Building bootmap in '/boot' Building menu 'menu' Adding #1: IPL section 'ubuntu' (default) Adding #2: IPL section 'old' Preparing boot device: dasda (3844). Done. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-zipl 5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd /boot/vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd Using config file '/etc/zipl.conf' Building bootmap in '/boot' Building menu 'menu' Adding #1: IPL section 'ubuntu' (default) Adding #2: IPL section 'old' Preparing boot device: dasda (3844). Done. # ls -l /boot total 178364 -rw------- 1 root root 135168 May 6 11:52 bootmap -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 90471 Apr 29 15:34 config-5.4.0-29-generic lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 May 6 11:40 initrd.img -> initrd.img-5.4.0-29-generic <====== should point to new version -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19663996 May 6 11:42 initrd.img-5.4.0-29-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 125339494 May 6 11:52 initrd.img-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 May 6 11:40 initrd.img.old -> initrd.img-5.4.0-29-generic -rw------- 1 root root 3087920 Apr 29 15:34 System.map-5.4.0-29-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4031691 May 6 11:52 System.map-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4031691 May 6 11:49 System.map-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd.old lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 May 6 11:52 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd -rw------- 1 root root 8086072 Apr 29 15:54 vmlinuz-5.4.0-29-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9080832 May 6 11:52 vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9080832 May 6 11:49 vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd.old lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 41 May 6 11:52 vmlinuz.old -> vmlinuz-5.7.0-rc4-06500-gb67ea026badd.old To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/1877088/+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
