root@bionic-vm:~# uname -a
Linux bionic-vm 5.4.0-107-generic #121~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 24 17:21:33 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@bionic-vm:~# dpkg -l| grep linux-modules
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-105-generic 5.4.0-105.119~18.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-107-generic 5.4.0-107.121~18.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
No linux-modules-extra package is installed but virtio_gpu cannot be loaded:
root@bionic-vm:~# modprobe virtio_gpu
modprobe: FATAL: Module virtio_gpu not found in directory /lib/modules/5.4.0-107-generic
Same for vmwgfx:
root@bionic-vm:~# modprobe vmwgfx
modprobe: FATAL: Module vmwgfx not found in directory /lib/modules/5.4.0-107-generic
The modules are NOT provided by the linux-modules packages:
Bionic (HWE) verification *failure*:
root@bionic-vm:~# uname -a 5.4.0-105- generic 5.4.0-105. 119~18. 04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP 5.4.0-107- generic 5.4.0-107. 121~18. 04.1 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
Linux bionic-vm 5.4.0-107-generic #121~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 24 17:21:33 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@bionic-vm:~# dpkg -l| grep linux-modules
ii linux-modules-
ii linux-modules-
No linux-modules-extra package is installed but virtio_gpu cannot be loaded:
root@bionic-vm:~# modprobe virtio_gpu 5.4.0-107- generic
modprobe: FATAL: Module virtio_gpu not found in directory /lib/modules/
Same for vmwgfx:
root@bionic-vm:~# modprobe vmwgfx 5.4.0-107- generic
modprobe: FATAL: Module vmwgfx not found in directory /lib/modules/
The modules are NOT provided by the linux-modules packages:
root@bionic-vm:~# grep -E '(virtio- gpu|vmwgfx) \.ko' /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-modules- 5.4.0-10{ 5,7}-generic. list
root@bionic-vm:~#
The relevant kernel modules are still shipped in the linux-modules-extra package:
root@bionic-vm:~# apt-get install linux-modules- extra-5. 4.0-107- generic gpu|vmwgfx) \.ko' /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-modules- extra-5. 4.0-107- generic. list dpkg/info/ linux-modules- extra-5. 4.0-107- generic. list:/lib/ modules/ 5.4.0-107- generic/ kernel/ drivers/ gpu/drm/ virtio/ virtio- gpu.ko dpkg/info/ linux-modules- extra-5. 4.0-107- generic. list:/lib/ modules/ 5.4.0-107- generic/ kernel/ drivers/ gpu/drm/ vmwgfx/ vmwgfx. ko
root@bionic-vm:~# grep -E '(virtio-
/var/lib/
/var/lib/