** Tags removed: verification-needed-jammy verification-needed-kinetic ** Description changed:
+ [Impact] + There is an error message that get thrown in in syslog. - There is a suggestion to fix by upgrading the KDB package to version 2.5.1+ or - to understand the root cause and troubleshoot as to why it's broken and resolve + There is a suggestion to fix by upgrading the KDB package to version 2.5.1+ or + to understand the root cause and troubleshoot as to why it's broken and resolve it there. It is caused by this line in subiquity https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/blob/46f671d14d57a5da6bc3d60b1da6715b43954f0d/bin/subiquity-service#L11 It's due to PIO_FONTX ioctl removed from kernel since 5.12 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff2047fb755d4415ec3c70ac799889371151796d In 2.4.5 of kbd which provide setfont in user space, they already switched over to use KDFONTOP only. ### REPRODUCER STEPS ### # install libvirt sudo apt install qemu qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system virtinst bridge-utils sudo systemctl enable libvirtd sudo systemctl start libvirtd - # check libvirtd process is running - virsh - virsh list + # check libvirtd process is running + virsh + virsh list # get iso wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso - # install vm + # install vm sudo virt-install --cdrom='./ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso' --name=setfont-repo --vcpus=2 --memory=2048 --disk size=20 --serial pty --graphics none --boot=uefi --debug - # you can either do the full install, - the error will be in the /var/log/installer.log file + # you can either do the full install, + the error will be in the /var/log/installer.log file - # or on the first page of the installer press Tab-> go to Help, -> Shell + # or on the first page of the installer press Tab-> go to Help, -> Shell and cd /var/log/ grep setfont* syslog - # to show error message cd to + # to show error message cd to /snap/subiquity/3698 - #execute + #execute setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf - + # error root@ubuntu-server:/snap/subiquity/3698# setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device - # grep - grep setfont* syslog + # grep + grep setfont* syslog Nov 14 18:22:11 ubuntu-server console-setup.sh[1107]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device Nov 14 18:22:29 ubuntu-server subiquity.subiquity-service[1878]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device ** Description changed: [Impact] There is an error message that get thrown in in syslog. There is a suggestion to fix by upgrading the KDB package to version 2.5.1+ or to understand the root cause and troubleshoot as to why it's broken and resolve it there. It is caused by this line in subiquity https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/blob/46f671d14d57a5da6bc3d60b1da6715b43954f0d/bin/subiquity-service#L11 It's due to PIO_FONTX ioctl removed from kernel since 5.12 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff2047fb755d4415ec3c70ac799889371151796d In 2.4.5 of kbd which provide setfont in user space, they already switched over to use KDFONTOP only. + + [ Test Plan ] ### REPRODUCER STEPS ### # install libvirt sudo apt install qemu qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system virtinst bridge-utils sudo systemctl enable libvirtd sudo systemctl start libvirtd # check libvirtd process is running virsh virsh list # get iso wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso # install vm sudo virt-install --cdrom='./ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso' --name=setfont-repo --vcpus=2 --memory=2048 --disk size=20 --serial pty --graphics none --boot=uefi --debug # you can either do the full install, the error will be in the /var/log/installer.log file # or on the first page of the installer press Tab-> go to Help, -> Shell and cd /var/log/ grep setfont* syslog # to show error message cd to /snap/subiquity/3698 #execute setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf # error root@ubuntu-server:/snap/subiquity/3698# setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device # grep grep setfont* syslog Nov 14 18:22:11 ubuntu-server console-setup.sh[1107]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device Nov 14 18:22:29 ubuntu-server subiquity.subiquity-service[1878]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device + + + [ Where problems could occur ] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to kbd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1996619 Title: Setfont error due to deprecated PIO_FONTX ioctl Status in subiquity: Invalid Status in kbd package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in kbd source package in Jammy: In Progress Status in kbd source package in Kinetic: In Progress Bug description: [Impact] There is an error message that get thrown in in syslog. There is a suggestion to fix by upgrading the KDB package to version 2.5.1+ or to understand the root cause and troubleshoot as to why it's broken and resolve it there. It is caused by this line in subiquity https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/blob/46f671d14d57a5da6bc3d60b1da6715b43954f0d/bin/subiquity-service#L11 It's due to PIO_FONTX ioctl removed from kernel since 5.12 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff2047fb755d4415ec3c70ac799889371151796d In 2.4.5 of kbd which provide setfont in user space, they already switched over to use KDFONTOP only. [ Test Plan ] ### REPRODUCER STEPS ### # install libvirt sudo apt install qemu qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system virtinst bridge-utils sudo systemctl enable libvirtd sudo systemctl start libvirtd # check libvirtd process is running virsh virsh list # get iso wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso # install vm sudo virt-install --cdrom='./ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso' --name=setfont-repo --vcpus=2 --memory=2048 --disk size=20 --serial pty --graphics none --boot=uefi --debug # you can either do the full install, the error will be in the /var/log/installer.log file # or on the first page of the installer press Tab-> go to Help, -> Shell and cd /var/log/ grep setfont* syslog # to show error message cd to /snap/subiquity/3698 #execute setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf # error root@ubuntu-server:/snap/subiquity/3698# setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device # grep grep setfont* syslog Nov 14 18:22:11 ubuntu-server console-setup.sh[1107]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device Nov 14 18:22:29 ubuntu-server subiquity.subiquity-service[1878]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device [ Where problems could occur ] There could be a failure to correctly parse fonts. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/setfont.8.html [Other Notes] # github link to upstream repo & commit https://github.com/legionus/kbd https://github.com/legionus/kbd/commit/2b68ba3ef22e6f68dcd9dc5c7fc47f72761f3764 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1996619/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
