Activity log for bug #1843796

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2019-09-12 16:54:13 Alberto Milone bug added bug
2019-09-12 16:54:20 Alberto Milone ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): status New In Progress
2019-09-12 16:54:21 Alberto Milone ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2019-09-12 16:54:23 Alberto Milone ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): assignee Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2019-09-13 13:38:12 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Released
2019-09-16 12:13:57 Alberto Milone nominated for series Ubuntu Bionic
2019-09-16 12:13:57 Alberto Milone bug task added ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic)
2019-09-16 12:14:12 Alberto Milone ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic): status New In Progress
2019-09-16 12:14:17 Alberto Milone ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic): importance Undecided High
2019-09-16 12:14:20 Alberto Milone ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic): assignee Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2019-09-19 14:03:08 Steve Langasek ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic): status In Progress Incomplete
2019-09-20 07:53:13 Alberto Milone description ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu should use a DKMS fallback when no linux-modules-nvidia package is available. Currently, we do not deal with this kind of failure i.e. when no linux-modules-nvidia package is available for the kernel in use. If no such package can be found, we need to at least attempt installing the relevant DKMS package, so that users get the required kernel modules. SRU Request: [Impact] * Calling "ubuntu-drivers install" does not install the kernel modules when passed the "--gpgpu" argument. While matching linux-modules-nvidia packages for the running kernel should be the default choice, we should fall back to the DKMS package when they are not available. The cha [Test Case] * Remove any currently installed nvidia drivers: sudo apt-get --purge remove '*nvidia*' * Call the ubuntu drivers tool: sudo ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu * Restart your computer, and run the nvidia-smi package: sudo nvidia-smi * Check that the output shows the NVIDIA GPU (this is a sign that the kernel module was loaded, and is running properly). [Regression Potential] * Low. Currently, users relying on the --gpgpu parameter have no NVIDIA kernel modules, which prevents them from actually using the NVIDIA GPU. ________________________ ubuntu-drivers install --gpgpu should use a DKMS fallback when no linux-modules-nvidia package is available. Currently, we do not deal with this kind of failure i.e. when no linux-modules-nvidia package is available for the kernel in use. If no such package can be found, we need to at least attempt installing the relevant DKMS package, so that users get the required kernel modules.
2019-10-04 22:30:47 Steve Langasek ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic): status Incomplete Fix Committed
2019-10-04 22:30:49 Steve Langasek bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2019-10-04 22:30:52 Steve Langasek bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2019-10-04 22:30:56 Steve Langasek tags verification-needed verification-needed-bionic
2019-11-04 10:18:15 Alberto Milone tags verification-needed verification-needed-bionic verification-done verification-done-bionic
2019-11-26 17:25:51 Steve Langasek removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2019-11-26 17:25:48 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu Bionic): status Fix Committed Fix Released