Several virtual machine GPU drivers were moved from linux-modules-extra to linux-modules in bug #1960633 so that users running virtualized Linux would not need to install the drivers for real hardware in linux-modules-extra.
linux-modules-5.19.0-23-generic in Kinetic (22.10) does not have these drivers, but linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-23-generic does. This is a regression.
Impact: When I upgraded from 22.04 to 22.10, my VMWare instance was limited to sub-HD resolutions until I installed linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-23-generic.
A previous kernel (5.15) had the modules in linux-modules:
$ dpkg -L linux-modules-5.15.0-52-generic | grep -E 'drivers/gpu/drm/(vmwgfx|xen|virtio).*\.ko'
/lib/modules/5.15.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtio-gpu.ko
/lib/modules/5.15.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx.ko
/lib/modules/5.15.0-52-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/drm_xen_front.ko
$ dpkg -L linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-52-generic | grep -E 'drivers/gpu/drm/(vmwgfx|xen|virtio).*\.ko'
$
The current kernel (5.19) has the modules in linux-modules-extra:
$ dpkg -L linux-modules-5.19.0-23-generic | grep -E 'drivers/gpu/drm/(vmwgfx|xen|virtio).*\.ko'
$
$ dpkg -L linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-23-generic | grep -E 'drivers/gpu/drm/(vmwgfx|xen|virtio).*\.ko'
/lib/modules/5.19.0-23-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtio-gpu.ko
/lib/modules/5.19.0-23-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx.ko
/lib/modules/5.19.0-23-generic/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/xen/drm_xen_front.ko
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: ccherlin 2582 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/seq: ccherlin 2580 F.... pipewire
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-05 (675 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Lsusb-t:
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
|__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/7p, 12M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/6p, 480M
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-23-generic root=UUID=24bdcc30-04b8-446e-93e6-b23683ad4034 ro find_preseed=/preseed.cfg auto noprompt priority=critical locale=en_US quiet zswap.enabled=1 zswap.compressor=lz4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-23.24-generic 5.19.7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-5.19.0-23-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-5.19.0-23-generic N/A
linux-firmware N/A
RfKill:
Tags: kinetic
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-23-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-11-09 (1 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2020
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/12/2020:br4.6:efr0.0:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:sku:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. While running an Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline or third-party kernel) please enter the following command in a terminal window:
apport-collect 1996112
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.