[Bug 1462788] Re: Initrd is not gzip archive

[Tim Ritberg]

Is related to: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760765

But I still think, this s a bad way to update an initramfs.


** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #760765
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=760765

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Title:
  Initrd is not gzip archive

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The seems to be an error in the intel_microcode hook for initramfs update.
  This breaks the initrd:

  # file /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-18-generic 
  /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-18-generic: ASCII cpio archive (SVR4 with no CRC)

  This is not the expected gzip file. I am not sure now, whether my
  system is bootable.

  Edit /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/intel_microcode. Put an "exit" right after the comment header.
  This will disable the hook and generate a gzipped cpio archive.

  Xubuntu 15.04
  initramfs-tools  0.103ubuntu15

  I also checked an AMD-maschine. No Problems with the initrd.

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