Public bug reported: The vfat kernel code has two dependencies: the code page (437) and the iocharset (iso8859-1), and while the former is built-in (like the vfat code itself), the latter is built as an external module, making vfat unusable unless the nsl_iso8859-1 ko is available at the moment a vfat filesystem is mounted.
What is just a discrepancy in the config that we never hit (since we are shipping the nsl_iso8859-1 .ko in our initrd), became a problem in kernel derivatives of our -generic kernel (e.g. snappy) where we don't have any control on the modules people pack in their initrd, and in case the boot partition is a vfat partition that is being mounted during the boot. For this reason, i propose to fix the root problem and turn CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y to make the vfat code completely independent on any external factor. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1677230 Title: vfat: missing iso8859-1 charset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1677230/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs