Postponing August ISO due to kernel bug
Hi all, nl6720 informed me about a recent kernel bug that prevents some older CPU models to boot*. While a simple workaround exists, I agree that this issue might be quite unexpected and frustrating for users. Especially since releasing a new install media on the 1st each month is more a tradition than an actual need. Therefore I'll wait for a fixed linux package. (the July ISO is still pretty recent :-)) Greetings, Pierre *) https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/75478 -- Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com
Hi, On 1/08/2022 20:43, Pierre Schmitz wrote:
Hi all,
nl6720 informed me about a recent kernel bug that prevents some older CPU models to boot*. While a simple workaround exists, I agree that this issue might be quite unexpected and frustrating for users. Especially since releasing a new install media on the 1st each month is more a tradition than an actual need. Therefore I'll wait for a fixed linux package. (the July ISO is still pretty recent :-))
Greetings,
Pierre
The only issue now is you have to update the archlinux-keyring package on the live iso to avoid having stuff popping up of "invalid keys" or keys with marginal trust. This is ofcourse less of an issue versus not booting. Greets, Ike
On Mon, 1 Aug 2022 at 21:44, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote:
I'll wait for a fixed linux package
Fixed kernel is in [core], please go ahead with the new ISO if possible.
Thanks. I'll build a new release tomorrow On Thu, 4 Aug 2022, 17:26 Evangelos Foutras, <evangelos@foutrelis.com> wrote:
On Mon, 1 Aug 2022 at 21:44, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote:
I'll wait for a fixed linux package
Fixed kernel is in [core], please go ahead with the new ISO if possible.
On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 at 19:13, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote:
Thanks. I'll build a new release tomorrow
For what it's worth, there's one report that the new kernel doesn't fix the boot issue for AMD A6-1450. [1] I still think we should have a new ISO as most reports say that the issue is fixed. For the (few?) people still affected by this, older ISOs are available. The new ISO is needed to work around [2] in repro and have the CI pass for a couple of pending fixes. [3] [1] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/75478#comment209956 [2] https://github.com/archlinux/archlinux-repro/issues/114 [3] https://github.com/archlinux/archlinux-repro/pulls/foutrelis
I have just released a new ISO image named 2022.08.05 including kernel 5.18.16 On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 7:04 PM Evangelos Foutras <evangelos@foutrelis.com> wrote:
On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 at 19:13, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote:
Thanks. I'll build a new release tomorrow
For what it's worth, there's one report that the new kernel doesn't fix the boot issue for AMD A6-1450. [1] I still think we should have a new ISO as most reports say that the issue is fixed. For the (few?) people still affected by this, older ISOs are available.
The new ISO is needed to work around [2] in repro and have the CI pass for a couple of pending fixes. [3]
[1] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/75478#comment209956 [2] https://github.com/archlinux/archlinux-repro/issues/114 [3] https://github.com/archlinux/archlinux-repro/pulls/foutrelis
-- Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com
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Evangelos Foutras
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Ike Devolder
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Pierre Schmitz