I tested with the PPA and it looks good in an initial test. Before, upgrading initramfs-tools and rebooting would result in AWS instance being unreachable. Now, it looks good!
$ cat /proc/cmdline root=LABEL=cloudimg-rootfs ro console=hvc0 ip=dhcp tsc=reliable $ dpkg -l|grep initramfs-tools ii initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu8.3+lp1631474 all generic modular initramfs generator (automation) ii initramfs-tools-bin 0.122ubuntu8.3+lp1631474 amd64 binaries used by initramfs-tools ii initramfs-tools-core 0.122ubuntu8.3+lp1631474 all generic modular initramfs generator (core tools) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1631474 Title: No networking with initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu8.3 and ip=dhcp boot option To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1631474/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
