On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> wrote:
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo > > On Sun, 2015-11-15 at 11:49 +0100, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > > Package: initramfs-tools > > Version: 0.120 > > Severity: normal > > Tags: patch > > > > Please apply the attached patch, see its commit message for details. > [...] > > This is not about adding firmware, it is adding modules (and the > firmware they refer to). This will increase the initramfs size > substantially and is not needed on most systems. > > > This is necessary to include files such as > > /lib/firmware/i915/skl_dmc_ver1.bin and others (shipped in the > > firmware-misc-nonfree package), which are necessary to properly > > initialize the graphics output in early boot. > > Presumably there are some systems that need this. But most do not. > Maybe the installer should detect those and add the appropriate drivers > to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules? > Whatever makes my initrd contain the i915 firmware files makes me happy. Do you need any more information from me to get this done? Thanks! > > Ben. > > -- > Ben Hutchings > Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. > - Albert > Einstein -- Best regards, Michael
