Network installer fails to detect network on AMD Overdrive (ARM64)

[Paweł Moll]

Kernel 4.4.0-31.50 used in the newest version of the network installer for Xenial:

http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/xenial-proposed/main/installer-arm64/current/images/MANIFEST.udebs

does not contain amd-xgbe module. In result the installer fails to initialize eth0 and can not continue.

The lack of module has been addressed by LP#1597573, so that latest available udebs 4.4.0-47.68 now contain the relevant module, but the netboot image doesn't seem to have been regenerated.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1643922

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Can you see if this issue also happens with the latest daily image? It can be downloaded from:
Desktop:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
Server:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/

[Paweł Moll (pawel-moll)]

Apologies about the delay - I was away from the hardware for a couple of days.

Just tested the netboot images from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/zesty-server-arm64.iso and it works perfectly fine. Glad to hear that the fix has been propagated into the new releases, but I still need to be able to install the LTS one. If I'm just stupid and miss the point that I can use Zesty installer to install Xenial, do educate me :-)

[Paweł Moll (pawel-moll)]

Allow me to ask a polite and friendly question - can I count on the installer being refreshed any time soon?

[Paweł Moll (pawel-moll)]

Just checked and glad to see that http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-arm64/current/images/MANIFEST.udebs now shows kernel-image-4.4.0-62-generic-di 4.4.0-62.83 with the driver in question built.