[Bug 1194370] Re: intel_microcode: prepend_earlyinitramfs: not found

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Please do not open duplicate bug report, instead nominate the bug report
for series. That is the correct workflow as per SRU process.

I've now nominated this bug for Saucy.

However, since saucy kernel does not support loading early firmware
backporting initramfs-tools fix would break existing system since early
firmware would be generated / included in the initramfs, yet kernel will
not load it.

Backporting such change (kernel + initramfs) from Trusty to Saucy falls
outside of SRU process, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

At the moment, in Saucy, intel-microcode correctly adds microcode into
the initramfs and uses late loading of microcode.

** Also affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Saucy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: intel-microcode (Ubuntu Saucy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Saucy)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)

** Changed in: intel-microcode (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  intel_microcode: prepend_earlyinitramfs: not found

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “intel-microcode” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “initramfs-tools” source package in Saucy:
  Won't Fix
Status in “intel-microcode” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Not sure about the package to be blamed

  thats what i get with a new kernel installation:

  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.10.0-0-generic
  /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/intel_microcode: 115: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/
  intel_microcode: prepend_earlyinitramfs: not found
  E: intel-microcode: failed to prepend early firmware to initramfs
  W: intel-microcode: will try to use late initramfs update mode...

  Note: earlier, i've seen a warning saying something like "initramfs is
  pointing nowhere", so it seems that initramfs need to be updated for
  pointing to the path now used.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: intel-microcode 1.20130222.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-7.15-generic 3.9.7
  Uname: Linux 3.9.0-7-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Jun 25 08:01:32 2013
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: intel-microcode
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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