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linux-hwe package

  1. Bug #1829620
  2. Comment #70

Comment 70 for bug 1829620

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Mark (markthecodehamster) wrote : Re: intel-microcode on ASUS makes kernel stuck during loading initramfs on bionic-updates, bionic-security

Hey, I'm the OP,

I can confirm @felix-ticona 's finding, after the kernel upgrade (atleast HWE to the -21 revision and the issue is "magically" done).

# uname -a
Linux xxx 4.18.0-21-generic #22~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 16 15:07:19 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# dmesg | grep command
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.18.0-21-generic root=UUID=xxx ro rootflags=subvol=@ubuntu ro kaslr resume=xxx mem_sleep_default=deep dm_mod.use_blk_mq=1 acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor quiet

Notice no dis_ucode_ldr (=no workaround 1)

# apt-cache policy intel-microcode
intel-microcode:
Installed: 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.3
Candidate: 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.3
Version table:
*** 3.20190514.0ubuntu0.18.04.3 500
500 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
500 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3.20180312.0~ubuntu18.04.1 500
500 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt bionic/main amd64 Packages

(=no workaround 2: old intel-microcode package holding)

TODO: test main kernel (4.15) and hwe-edge (5.0)