[Bug 1781001] [NEW] DKMS seems to hang after installing a module.
rew
1781001 at bugs.launchpad.net
Tue Jul 10 15:27:48 UTC 2018
Public bug reported:
In my case I installed tp_smapi, but on the internet I've found others
that have installed other modules.
When configuring the tp-smapi-dkms package it says it will uninstall the
module first and the it reports: Building initial module for
4.15.0-23-generic
After that it hangs, or so it seems. It turns out that somewhere in
there a script is being called with output redirected to /dev/null. But
under certain circumstances, in my case "the computer is configured for
secure boot", whiptail is being called asking for a password.
Whiptail outputs curses codes to write stuff to the screen but that is
redirected to /dev/null. It then waits for input from the user. I've
debugged this to the point that it is saying this:
whiptail --backtitle Package configuration --title Configuring Secure
Boot --output-fd 12 --nocancel --msgbox Your system has UEFI Secure Boot
enabled. UEFI Secure Boot requires additional configuration to work
with third-party drivers. The system will assist you in configuring
UEFI Secure Boot. To permit the use of third-party drivers, a new
Machine-Owner Key (MOK) has been generated. This key now needs to be
enrolled in your system's firmware. To ensure that this change is being
made by you as an authorized user, and not by an attacker, you must
choose a password now and then confirm the change after reboot using
the same password, in both the "Enroll MOK" and "Change Secure Boot
state" menus that will be presented to you when this system reboots.
If you proceed but do not confirm the password upon reboot, Ubuntu will
still be able to boot on your system but any hardware that requires
third-party drivers to work correctly may not be usable. --scrolltext 20
77
but, as I said the output is redirected to /dev/null.
The call-tree is as follows:
-dpkg(18879)---tp-smapi-dkms.p(18880)---common.postinst(18881)---dkms(19146)---dkms(19161)---frontend(20224)-+-update-securebo(20238)
| | `-whiptail(20253)
(with the update-secureboot and whiptail both being children from "frontend". ).
The tp-smapi-dkms.postinst program is still being called with stdout connected to my controlling terminal. The common.postinst has stdout connected ot /dev/null, so I'd first look in /var/lib/dpkg/info/tp-smapi-dkms.postinst....
I have looked there, and I don't see a reason why it would redirect the output of a subprocess to /dev/null. (the word does not occur in the short script.)
Alternatively I'd think that maybe the subprocess /usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst would redirect its own stdout to /dev/null.
On the other hand.... I found
dkms build -m $NAME -v $VERSION -k $KERNEL $ARCH > /dev/null
which explains the dkms subprocess running with output redirected to
devnull, but not why the common.postinst runs with output redirected to
devnull.
Anyway. DKMS kernel module install postponed, apt inoperable until I
can physically access the machine....
Should have been automatically added, but here goes:
1:
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04
2: dkms: 2.3-3ubuntu9.1
3: People (not just me) expect a simple apt-get install <a module> to not hang wihtout explaining why.
4: it hung without any explanation.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 10 16:54:20 2018
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-28 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic
** Patch added: "This causes the proper behaviour for me, probably a bit noisy for others in other situations. At least a workaround."
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1781001/+attachment/5161978/+files/dkms.patch
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Title:
DKMS seems to hang after installing a module.
Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
In my case I installed tp_smapi, but on the internet I've found others
that have installed other modules.
When configuring the tp-smapi-dkms package it says it will uninstall
the module first and the it reports: Building initial module for
4.15.0-23-generic
After that it hangs, or so it seems. It turns out that somewhere in
there a script is being called with output redirected to /dev/null.
But under certain circumstances, in my case "the computer is
configured for secure boot", whiptail is being called asking for a
password.
Whiptail outputs curses codes to write stuff to the screen but that is
redirected to /dev/null. It then waits for input from the user. I've
debugged this to the point that it is saying this:
whiptail --backtitle Package configuration --title Configuring Secure
Boot --output-fd 12 --nocancel --msgbox Your system has UEFI Secure
Boot enabled. UEFI Secure Boot requires additional configuration to
work with third-party drivers. The system will assist you in
configuring UEFI Secure Boot. To permit the use of third-party
drivers, a new Machine-Owner Key (MOK) has been generated. This key
now needs to be enrolled in your system's firmware. To ensure that
this change is being made by you as an authorized user, and not by an
attacker, you must choose a password now and then confirm the change
after reboot using the same password, in both the "Enroll MOK" and
"Change Secure Boot state" menus that will be presented to you when
this system reboots. If you proceed but do not confirm the password
upon reboot, Ubuntu will still be able to boot on your system but any
hardware that requires third-party drivers to work correctly may not
be usable. --scrolltext 20 77
but, as I said the output is redirected to /dev/null.
The call-tree is as follows:
-dpkg(18879)---tp-smapi-dkms.p(18880)---common.postinst(18881)---dkms(19146)---dkms(19161)---frontend(20224)-+-update-securebo(20238)
| | `-whiptail(20253)
(with the update-secureboot and whiptail both being children from "frontend". ).
The tp-smapi-dkms.postinst program is still being called with stdout connected to my controlling terminal. The common.postinst has stdout connected ot /dev/null, so I'd first look in /var/lib/dpkg/info/tp-smapi-dkms.postinst....
I have looked there, and I don't see a reason why it would redirect the output of a subprocess to /dev/null. (the word does not occur in the short script.)
Alternatively I'd think that maybe the subprocess /usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst would redirect its own stdout to /dev/null.
On the other hand.... I found
dkms build -m $NAME -v $VERSION -k $KERNEL $ARCH > /dev/null
which explains the dkms subprocess running with output redirected to
devnull, but not why the common.postinst runs with output redirected
to devnull.
Anyway. DKMS kernel module install postponed, apt inoperable until I
can physically access the machine....
Should have been automatically added, but here goes:
1:
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04
2: dkms: 2.3-3ubuntu9.1
3: People (not just me) expect a simple apt-get install <a module> to not hang wihtout explaining why.
4: it hung without any explanation.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 10 16:54:20 2018
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-28 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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