Foundations Team Updates - 2025-09-25

Questing

  • More ISO testing after raspi kernel became available in -proposed (manual upgrade for testing)
    • Discovered a couple of changes needed in kernel cmdline:
    • z3fold now removed, zsmalloc replaces it (LP: #2125496) (still need to patch gadget for this)
    • panic needed to auto-reset during certain types of boot corruption (still need to patch gadget for this)
    • Degraded systemd status caused by failure in update-v3d-config (LP: #2125488)
  • Oooh, I can finally talk about the 500+:
    • Yes, it works in questing (actually plucky and noble too)
    • No, the keyboard firmware packages aren’t going to be in questing initially (it’s too late for stuff in NEW)
    • But they’ll be coming after release
  • Fixed mkimage -G failure in u-boot (LP: #2046462)
  • Had another pass through old bugs to see what can close for questing:
    • gnome-initial-setup does now handle language packs (LP: #1614816)
    • We’re in line with RaspiOS on base DTB names (LP: #1867071)
    • No more changes to u-boot config for legacy boots (LP: #1870985)
    • No backport of userland to support tvservice in focal, now it’s EOSS (LP: #1944541)
  • Sponsored a trivial change to the motd for @rkratky (LP: #2125600)
  • Investigated a couple of FTBFS’ for questing

General

  • Patch pilot on Monday
  • Pi meetings
  • Take home tests
  • Video demo of A/B booting
  • Release meeting
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