Activity log for bug #1277436

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2014-02-07 10:26:18 Margarita Manterola bug added bug
2014-02-07 12:53:54 Margarita Manterola attachment added Debdiff with solution to the problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/biosdevname/+bug/1277436/+attachment/3972396/+files/biosdevname-initramfs.diff
2014-02-07 12:54:14 Margarita Manterola description The biosdevname package includes /lib/udev/rules.d/71-biosdevname.rules, which makes it rename the interfaces when the machine boots. This is now installed by default in trusty, and so most machines will have this rename going on. However, the rule is not present in the initramfs, so that if there's any program that calls configure_networking (like dropbear does) during the initial boot, then the interface stays with the unrenamed name. What this means is that the interface is called something different depending on the fact that another program (dropbear) is installed or not. This shouldn't be the case. The biosdevname rule should be copied into the initramfs inside the udev hook, like the other rules are. The biosdevname package includes /lib/udev/rules.d/71-biosdevname.rules, which makes it rename the interfaces when the machine boots. This is now installed by default in trusty, and so most machines will have this rename going on. However, the rule is not present in the initramfs, so that if there's any program that calls configure_networking (like dropbear does) during the initial boot, then the interface stays with the unrenamed name. What this means is that the interface is called something different depending on the fact that another program (dropbear) is installed or not. This shouldn't be the case. The biosdevname rule should be copied into the initramfs, like other udev rules are copied.
2014-02-07 12:54:44 Margarita Manterola bug added subscriber Ubuntu Sponsors Team
2014-02-07 13:33:35 Margarita Manterola attachment added Patch to make biosdevname be installed in the initramfs https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/biosdevname/+bug/1277436/+attachment/3972422/+files/biosdevname-initramfs.diff
2014-02-07 13:34:04 Margarita Manterola attachment removed Debdiff with solution to the problem https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/biosdevname/+bug/1277436/+attachment/3972396/+files/biosdevname-initramfs.diff
2014-02-14 18:14:25 Brian Murray tags trusty
2014-02-14 18:14:30 Brian Murray biosdevname (Ubuntu): status New Triaged
2014-02-14 18:14:34 Brian Murray biosdevname (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2014-02-19 11:51:49 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/biosdevname/trusty-proposed
2014-02-19 12:04:28 Launchpad Janitor biosdevname (Ubuntu): status Triaged Fix Released