linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-18-generic did not automatically update.

Even on my notebook, after a kernel upgrade and a reboot, I was unable to use the wireless nic (ipw2200). The reason was that linux-ubuntu-modules was not upgraded with the new kernel. I was forced to reboot with the old kernel and manually install the missing package. For a newcomer or a Windows user this is a "show stopper".

Marking this confirmed.

Still present with 2.6.24-19. Perhaps the linux-ubuntu-modules meta-package should be restored, then this package could be updated at the same time as linux-image, linux-headers, linux-restricted-modules, etc etc.

Hi,

This bug was reported a while ago and hasn't had any recent activity. Is this still an issue for you? Thanks.

I don't believe it attracted any attention, other than me marking it as confirmed. However, I haven't been using Ubuntu recently, so I can't 100% confirm. But I believe there is still no virtual package for linux-ubuntu-modules, so there is no simple, automatic way to ensure these extra modules are updated whenever the kernel is updated. Unlike with linux-restricted-modules, linux-headers, linux-image, etc.

hi,

i'll try on next kernel upgrade. thanks,

francesco

Leann Ogasawara wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This bug was reported a while ago and hasn't had any recent activity.
> Is this still an issue for you? Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>

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You are probably correct in voiding this, given the linux-ubuntu-modules package doesn't appear to exist anymore (at least I couldn't see it browsing the web package list). Can you tell me if Ubuntu still ships a pre-built ndiswrapper module, and if so what package it's contained in?