** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: qemu-kvm
  
  The version of qemu-kvm in lucid can't boot from a network card defined
  by -device-parameters.
  
  Its probably the same bug as described in:
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577851
+ 
+ SRU Justification:
+ 1. Impact: users cannot boot from network card which is defined with -device 
parameters
+ 2. How bug was addressed: a small patchset from upstream was cherrypicked
+ 3. Minimal patch: see attached debdiff
+ 4. TEST CASE: 'qemu-system-x86_64 -device 
rtl8139,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:82:41:fd,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 -net 
user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -boot n -vnc :1'
+ 5. Regression potential: this patch tweaks a fragile blob of boot parameters 
code which we had already previously twiddled to make -boot once work.  If 
there are regressions, they will likely emerge in the form of different 
behavior with 'boot' flags.  However the patches are small and simple enough 
that regressions appear unlikely.

** Attachment added: "proposed fix for lucid"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/786941/+attachment/2139902/+files/debdiff

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  Cannot boot from non-existent NIC

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