[Bug 1950996] Re: Missing all modules for usb nics in initrd which makes PXE boot impossible

[Tommy Nevtelen]

I just used tar as I manually did it and not any tool such as dracut or
initramfs-tools.

You can probably just use file-roller if you don't know how to unpack
the file.

I'm on my phone on vacation so don't have it in front of me right now.

On August 2, 2022 5:51:09 PM GMT+02:00, John Doe <1950996 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
>Hey Tommy, I'm in a similar boot to Frederick. 
>Thanks for taking the time to list your steps. 
>What command did you use to unpack your initrd?
>After copying over the drivers what command or tool did you use to repack it?
>Was it dracut, initramfs-tools, or something else entirely?
>
>Thanks again!
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Title:
  Missing all modules for usb nics in initrd which makes PXE boot
  impossible

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Focal:
  Confirmed
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Hirsute:
  Confirmed
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Impish:
  Won't Fix
Status in initramfs-tools source package in Jammy:
  Fix Released
Status in initramfs-tools package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  initrd taken from the live iso for PXE boot does not contain USB NIC
  drivers which makes PXE installation/netboot impossible via usb.

  This is the case on 20.04 server iso (both hwe and normal
  kernel/initrd) and desktop iso.

  "kernel/drivers/net/usb" is empty and needs to be included in the
  initramfs build.

  As most modern thin laptops lack physical rj45 ethernet this is a big
  issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-64.72-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-64-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Nov 15 16:47:45 2021
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-11 (552 days ago)

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