While installing linux-image-extra-virtual will work, it also eats up ~230 MB more of storage:
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends linux-image-extra-virtual Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: crda (1.1.2-1ubuntu2) libnl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) libnl-genl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) linux-firmware (1.127.12) linux-image-extra-3.13.0-55-generic (3.13.0-55.92) linux-image-generic (3.13.0.55.62) wireless-regdb (2013.02.13-1ubuntu1) Recommended packages: iw (3.4-1) The following NEW packages will be installed: crda (1.1.2-1ubuntu2) libnl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) libnl-genl-3-200 (3.2.21-1) linux-firmware (1.127.12) linux-image-extra-3.13.0-55-generic (3.13.0-55.92) linux-image-extra-virtual (3.13.0.55.62) linux-image-generic (3.13.0.55.62) wireless-regdb (2013.02.13-1ubuntu1) 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 60.1 MB of archives. After this operation, 231 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] IMHO, the watchdog devices commonly available for various hypervisors should be added to the linux-image-virtual flavor. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642930 Title: linux-image-virtual - No watchdog drivers enabled. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In KVM there is support for two different watchdog hardwares so it can reboot the VM if the machine stops responding, this is all pretty useless when the virtual kernel lacks support for watchdogs. =) (Tested on Lucid) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/642930/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
