[Bug 2119012] Re: Ubuntu Studio CD image build failure

[Juerg Haefliger]

> We already have https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntustudio-default-
settings/tree/etc/default/grub.d/ubuntustudio.cfg

This has no effect on the running ISO kernel.

# mount questing-desktop-amd64.iso tmp/
mount: tmp: WARNING: source write-protected, mounted read-only.
# cat tmp/boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep -A4 'Ubuntu Studio'
menuentry "Try or Install Ubuntu Studio" {
	set gfxpayload=keep
	linux	/casper/vmlinuz  --- quiet splash
	initrd	/casper/initrd
}
menuentry "Ubuntu Studio (safe graphics)" {
	set gfxpayload=keep
	linux	/casper/vmlinuz nomodeset  --- quiet splash
	initrd	/casper/initrd
}

debian-cd uses hard-coded values when building grub.cfg for the ISO.

https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-cdimage/debian-
cd/+git/ubuntu/tree/tools/boot/questing/common.sh?id=69635ea048f8d62e701babdfbb306c12107fab2d#n1

https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-cdimage/debian-
cd/+git/ubuntu/tree/tools/boot/questing/boot-
amd64?id=69635ea048f8d62e701babdfbb306c12107fab2d#n129

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Title:
  Ubuntu Studio CD image build failure

Status in livecd-rootfs package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in lowlatency-kernel package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Noble:
  Fix Committed
Status in lowlatency-kernel source package in Noble:
  Fix Committed
Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Plucky:
  Won't Fix
Status in lowlatency-kernel source package in Plucky:
  Confirmed
Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Questing:
  Confirmed
Status in lowlatency-kernel source package in Questing:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]

  Ubuntu Studio uses the lowlatency kernel. With 6.14, the lowlatency
  kernel is just the generic kernel with some bootargs to make it
  lowlatency. This breaks the Ubuntu Studio livefs and CD image builds.

  https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-
  cdimage/+livefs/ubuntu/noble/ubuntustudio

  Problem 1)

  The postinst hook of the lowlatency-kernel package calls update-grub
  unconditionally which fails if the package is installed in a chroot.

  From a livefs build log:

  Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-4ubuntu4.1) ...
  Processing triggers for libgtk-3-0t64:amd64 (3.24.41-4ubuntu1.3) ...
  Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-4) ...
  Processing triggers for libgtk2.0-0t64:amd64 (2.24.33-4ubuntu1.1) ...
  Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142ubuntu25.5) ...
  Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.39-0ubuntu8.5) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
  Processing triggers for dictionaries-common (1.29.7) ...
  Processing triggers for linux-image-6.14.0-24-generic (6.14.0-24.24~24.04.3) ...
  /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.14.0-24-generic
  cryptsetup: ERROR: Couldn't resolve device overlay
  cryptsetup: WARNING: Couldn't determine root device
  cryptsetup: ERROR: Couldn't resolve device /dev/vdb
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   lowlatency-kernel

  Problem 2)

  The kernel flavor name changed from 'lowlatency' to 'generic'. This
  breaks livecd-rootfs.

  [2025-07-30 21:10:37] No catalog entry template for standard.live
  [2025-07-30 21:10:38] P: Begin unmounting filesystems...
  [2025-07-30 21:10:38] P: Saving caches...
  [2025-07-30 21:10:38] No kernel output for lowlatency!
  [2025-07-30 21:10:38] P: Begin unmounting filesystems...
  [2025-07-30 21:10:38] P: Saving caches...
  [2025-07-30 21:10:38] Build failed

  Problem 3)

  The ISO kernel is the generic kernel now so needs additional boot args
  to make it lowlatency. Otherwise 'Try Ubuntu Studio' will run the
  generic kernel which is likely not what we want.

  [ Test Plan ]

  1. Trigger an Ubuntu Studio livefs build and watch it succeed.
  2. Boot a resulting CD image and verify the running kernel is lowlatency.
  3. Install Ubuntu Studio and verify the running kernel is lowlatency.

  [ Where Problems Could Occur ]

  Other consumers of livecd-rootfs could fail, i.e., other livefs builds
  might fail due to livecd-rootfs changes.

  Machines that have the lowlatency-kernel package installed might not
  update grub.cfg and hence not switch the kernel to lowlatency but
  continue to run with generic settings.

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