[Bug 1866035] [NEW] [FFe] List and install OEM enablement packages

Iain Lane iain at orangesquash.org.uk
Wed Mar 4 10:31:53 UTC 2020


Public bug reported:

[ Description ]

We have a project underway at the minute to install any hardware-
specific tweaks that are needed for the currently running machine, and
to select a different kernel on those machines: the OEM kernel. This
requires changes in grub, ubiquity and ubuntu-drivers common. We'd like
to land those changes.

grub
====

On a live session, construct a DMI modalias and match it against the
packages on the CD to see if we need to boot the OEM kernel.

ubuntu-drivers-common
=====================

List the oem-*meta packages which apply to the running machine, and
install those with 'install'.

ubiquity
========

Use the information that ubuntu-drivers provides to show some UI if
there is a matching package, and also install the package if the user
selects it.

[ Testing ]

We have a package "oem-qemu-meta" in Focal which you can use to test
this inn a VM. If you're using libvirt, edit the XML for a Focal VM and
add

In the <os> section: <smbios mode='sysinfo'/>

Under <domain>:

  <sysinfo type='smbios'>
    <system>
      <entry name='product'>UBUNTUQEMUTEST</entry>
    </system>
  </sysinfo>

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Summary changed:

- [FFe] List OEM enablement packages
+ [FFe] List and install OEM enablement packages

** Description changed:

  [ Description ]
  
  We have a project underway at the minute to install any hardware-
  specific tweaks that are needed for the currently running machine, and
  to select a different kernel on those machines: the OEM kernel. This
- requires changes in grub, ubiquity and ubuntu-drivers common.
+ requires changes in grub, ubiquity and ubuntu-drivers common. We'd like
+ to land those changes.
  
  grub
  ====
  
  On a live session, construct a DMI modalias and match it against the
  packages on the CD to see if we need to boot the OEM kernel.
  
  ubuntu-drivers-common
  =====================
  
  List the oem-*meta packages which apply to the running machine, and
  install those with 'install'.
  
  ubiquity
  ========
  
  Use the information that ubuntu-drivers provides to show some UI if
  there is a matching package, and also install the package if the user
  selects it.
  
  [ Testing ]
  
  We have a package "oem-qemu-meta" in Focal which you can use to test
  this inn a VM. If you're using libvirt, edit the XML for a Focal VM and
  add
  
  In the <os> section: <smbios mode='sysinfo'/>
  
  Under <domain>:
  
-   <sysinfo type='smbios'>
-     <system>
-       <entry name='product'>UBUNTUQEMUTEST</entry>
-     </system>
-   </sysinfo>
+   <sysinfo type='smbios'>
+     <system>
+       <entry name='product'>UBUNTUQEMUTEST</entry>
+     </system>
+   </sysinfo>

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Title:
  [FFe] List and install OEM enablement packages

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  [ Description ]

  We have a project underway at the minute to install any hardware-
  specific tweaks that are needed for the currently running machine, and
  to select a different kernel on those machines: the OEM kernel. This
  requires changes in grub, ubiquity and ubuntu-drivers common. We'd
  like to land those changes.

  grub
  ====

  On a live session, construct a DMI modalias and match it against the
  packages on the CD to see if we need to boot the OEM kernel.

  ubuntu-drivers-common
  =====================

  List the oem-*meta packages which apply to the running machine, and
  install those with 'install'.

  ubiquity
  ========

  Use the information that ubuntu-drivers provides to show some UI if
  there is a matching package, and also install the package if the user
  selects it.

  [ Testing ]

  We have a package "oem-qemu-meta" in Focal which you can use to test
  this inn a VM. If you're using libvirt, edit the XML for a Focal VM
  and add

  In the <os> section: <smbios mode='sysinfo'/>

  Under <domain>:

    <sysinfo type='smbios'>
      <system>
        <entry name='product'>UBUNTUQEMUTEST</entry>
      </system>
    </sysinfo>

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