Still affects Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on kernel 6.17 (May 2026) Confirming this is still broken with the latest HWE kernel series.
Environment: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble) Affected kernels: 6.17.0-19-generic, 6.17.0-23-generic Working kernel (fallback): 6.14.0-37-generic Package version: openvpn-dco-dkms 0.2.20250801-2+noble Symptom: DKMS build fails during kernel post-install (dkms autoinstall ... failed for ovpn-dco(10), exit code 11). Because the kernel postinst aborts on this failure, update-initramfs never runs, leaving the new kernels with no initrd.img. On the next reboot, GRUB defaults to the new kernel and the system kernel-panics with: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) The only way to recover is booting an older kernel from GRUB's recovery menu. Workaround: sudo apt purge openvpn-dco-dkms sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo update-initramfs -c -k <affected-kernel-version> sudo update-grub This is a fairly severe failure mode for end users — a routine apt upgrade silently leaves the system unbootable until the next reboot. Would be great to see the package either updated for kernel 6.17 compatibility, or for the DKMS build failure to not block initramfs generation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2012915 Title: version update needed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn-dco-dkms/+bug/2012915/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
