This bug was fixed in the package kbd - 2.3.0-3ubuntu4.22.10 --------------- kbd (2.3.0-3ubuntu4.22.10) kinetic; urgency=medium
* d/p/libkfont-Use-only-KDFONTOP.patch: Fixes error thrown in syslog from deprecated setfont (LP: #1996619) -- Heather Lemon <heather.le...@canonical.com> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:23:08 +0000 ** Changed in: kbd (Ubuntu Kinetic) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to kbd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1996619 Title: Setfont error due to deprecated PIO_FONTX ioctl Status in subiquity: Invalid Status in kbd package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in kbd source package in Jammy: Fix Committed Status in kbd source package in Kinetic: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] There is an error message that get thrown in in syslog. There is a suggestion to fix by upgrading the KDB package to version 2.5.1+ (upstream) has a fix. It is caused by this line in subiquity https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/blob/46f671d14d57a5da6bc3d60b1da6715b43954f0d/bin/subiquity-service#L11 It's due to PIO_FONTX ioctl removed from kernel since 5.12 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff2047fb755d4415ec3c70ac799889371151796d In 2.4.5 of kbd which provide setfont in user space, they already switched over to use KDFONTOP only. [ Test Plan ] ### REPRODUCER STEPS ### # install libvirt sudo apt install qemu qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon-system virtinst bridge-utils sudo systemctl enable libvirtd sudo systemctl start libvirtd # check libvirtd process is running virsh virsh list # get iso wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso # install vm sudo virt-install --cdrom='./ubuntu-22.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso' --name=setfont-repo --vcpus=2 --memory=2048 --disk size=20 --serial pty --graphics none --boot=uefi --debug # you can either do the full install, the error will be in the /var/log/installer.log file # or on the first page of the installer press Tab-> go to Help, -> Shell and cd /var/log/ grep setfont* syslog # to show error message cd to /snap/subiquity/3698 #execute setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf # error root@ubuntu-server:/snap/subiquity/3698# setfont $SNAP/subiquity.psf setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device # grep grep setfont* syslog Nov 14 18:22:11 ubuntu-server console-setup.sh[1107]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device Nov 14 18:22:29 ubuntu-server subiquity.subiquity-service[1878]: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:266 put_font_piofontx: ioctl(PIO_FONTX): 512,8x16: failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device [ Where problems could occur ] There could be a failure to correctly parse fonts. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/setfont.8.html [Other Notes] # github link to upstream repo & commit https://github.com/legionus/kbd https://github.com/legionus/kbd/commit/2b68ba3ef22e6f68dcd9dc5c7fc47f72761f3764 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/subiquity/+bug/1996619/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp