Public bug reported:
There are packages like systemd relies on SMBIOS type 41 information to
determine the onboard network interface renaming mechanism. However,
manufacturers don't always offer the correct information.
In the case
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# dmidecode 3.1
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.1 present.
Handle 0x2900, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Video
Status: Enabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:02.0
Handle 0x2901, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Ethernet
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:1f.6
Handle 0x2902, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Sound
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:1f.3
Handle 0x2903, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: SATA Controller
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:17.0
-------
According to the SMBIOS specification section 7.42.3, "Type Instance" should be
started with 1, and all devices mentioned are enabled, but the test result of
fwts dmicheck type 41 item still passed.
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
fwts: 18.03.00-0ubuntu5
---
ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
# This is the distribution channel descriptor for the OEM CDs
# For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
canonical-oem-somerville-bionic-amd64-20190418-59+beaver-osp1-loras+X22
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-05 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
20190418-12:10
Package: fwts 18.03.00-0ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-1028.32-oem-osp1 5.0.21
Tags: bionic
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-1028-oem-osp1 x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
** Affects: fwts (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-collected bionic
** Attachment added: "results.log"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855420/+attachment/5310194/+files/results.log
** Tags added: apport-collected bionic
** Description changed:
There are packages like systemd relies on SMBIOS type 41 information to
determine the onboard network interface renaming mechanism. However,
manufacturers don't always offer the correct information.
In the case
----------
# dmidecode 3.1
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.1 present.
Handle 0x2900, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Video
Status: Enabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:02.0
Handle 0x2901, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Ethernet
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:1f.6
Handle 0x2902, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: Sound
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:1f.3
Handle 0x2903, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
Onboard Device
Reference Designation: To Be Filled by O.E.M.
Type: SATA Controller
Status: Disabled
Type Instance: 0
Bus Address: 0000:00:17.0
-------
According to the SMBIOS specification section 7.42.3, "Type Instance" should
be started with 1, and all devices mentioned are enabled, but the test result
of fwts dmicheck type 41 item still passed.
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Release: 18.04
fwts: 18.03.00-0ubuntu5
+ ---
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
+ Architecture: amd64
+ CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
+ DistributionChannelDescriptor:
+ # This is the distribution channel descriptor for the OEM CDs
+ # For more information see
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
+ canonical-oem-somerville-bionic-amd64-20190418-59+beaver-osp1-loras+X22
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-05 (1 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
20190418-12:10
+ Package: fwts 18.03.00-0ubuntu5
+ PackageArchitecture: amd64
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-1028.32-oem-osp1 5.0.21
+ Tags: bionic
+ Uname: Linux 5.0.0-1028-oem-osp1 x86_64
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
+ _MarkForUpload: True
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dmicheck Type 41 result doesn't reflect real condition
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