Ubuntu 24.04 live - Noble Nugat missing from menu?

[shalak]

Hi!

Here's how my ubuntu-live.ipxe looks like:

#!ipxe

goto ${menu} ||

:live_menu
set os Ubuntu Live
menu ${os}
item --gap ${os} Versions
item jammy ${space} ${os} 22.04
item focal ${space} ${os} 20.04
choose live_version || goto live_exit
menu ${os} ${live_version}
item --gap ${os} Flavors
goto ${live_version}

:jammy
item ubuntu-22.04-Budgie-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Budgie
item ubuntu-22.04-KDE-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Kde
item ubuntu-22.04-LXQT-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Lxqt
item ubuntu-22.04-MATE-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Mate
item ubuntu-22.04-XFCE-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Xfce
item ubuntu-22.04-default-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome
item ubuntu-22.04-kylin-squash ${space} Ubuntu 22.04 Kylin
goto flavor_select

:focal
item ubuntu-20.04-Budgie-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Budgie
item ubuntu-20.04-KDE-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Kde
item ubuntu-20.04-LXQT-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Lxqt
item ubuntu-20.04-MATE-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Mate
item ubuntu-20.04-XFCE-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Xfce
item ubuntu-20.04-default-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome
item ubuntu-20.04-kylin-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Kylin
goto flavor_select

:flavor_select
choose flavor || goto live_menu
echo ${cls}
goto ${flavor} ||

:ubuntu-20.04-Budgie-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-a64212f3/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-a64212f3/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-20.04-KDE-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-c08faa24/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-c08faa24/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-20.04-LXQT-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.5-95f04bf8/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.5-95f04bf8/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-20.04-MATE-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-8e277cc9/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-8e277cc9/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-20.04-XFCE-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-ad603665/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-ad603665/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-20.04-default-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-c92baa25/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-c92baa25/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-20.04-kylin-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-08c13e9b/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/20.04.6-08c13e9b/
goto 20.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-Budgie-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-7f1ad0e4/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-7f1ad0e4/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-KDE-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-36909c4f/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-36909c4f/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-LXQT-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-e60a4189/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-e60a4189/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-MATE-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-e4bfedfe/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-e4bfedfe/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-XFCE-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-1a95043e/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-1a95043e/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-default-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-b0159fca/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-b0159fca/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-22.04-kylin-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-14797330/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/22.04.5-14797330/
goto 22.04-boot
:ubuntu-24.04-default-squash
set squash_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/24.04.2-03d79d20/filesystem.squashfs
set kernel_url ${live_endpoint}/ubuntu-squash/releases/download/24.04.2-03d79d20/
goto 24.04-boot

:20.04-boot
:22.04-boot
imgfree
kernel ${kernel_url}vmlinuz ip=dhcp boot=casper netboot=url url=${squash_url} initrd=initrd.magic ${cmdline}
initrd ${kernel_url}initrd
boot

:live_exit
clear menu
exit 0

I'm on Menus Version 2.0.86 and it claims to be up to date.

The 24.04 is listed under the :ubuntu-24.04-default-squash section, but it's missing from other places, so it's impossible to trigger it.

As soon as I added:

diff --git a/live-ubuntu.ipxe b/live-ubuntu.ipxe
index 62bcf40..6949eb5 100644
--- a/live-ubuntu.ipxe
+++ b/live-ubuntu.ipxe
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ goto ${menu} ||
 set os Ubuntu Live
 menu ${os}
 item --gap ${os} Versions
+item noble ${space} ${os} 24.04
 item jammy ${space} ${os} 22.04
 item focal ${space} ${os} 20.04
 choose live_version || goto live_exit
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ item ubuntu-20.04-default-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome
 item ubuntu-20.04-kylin-squash ${space} Ubuntu 20.04 Kylin
 goto flavor_select

+:noble
+item ubuntu-24.04-default-squash ${space} Ubuntu 24.04 Gnome
+goto flavor_select
+
 :flavor_select
 choose flavor || goto live_menu
 echo ${cls}
@@ -101,6 +106,7 @@ goto 24.04-boot

 :20.04-boot
 :22.04-boot
+:24.04-boot
 imgfree
 kernel ${kernel_url}vmlinuz ip=dhcp boot=casper netboot=url url=${squash_url} initrd=initrd.magic ${cmdline}
 initrd ${kernel_url}initrd

now it boots correctly.

Is this a bug, or am I missing something?

[antonym]

The newer Ubuntu Live images were pulled because there were changes to how they work that broke our mechanisms for booting them. I'd recommend using the Linux Installers to load Ubuntu as they are much lighter weight.

[shalak]

I'd recommend using the Linux Installers

As in - the net-install version?

[antonym]

Yeah, it pulls minimal kernels and streams down just the packages needed, it's much faster and light weight.