Hello akchhay, or anyone else affected, Accepted linux-firmware into bionic-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- firmware/1.173.20 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed- bionic to verification-done-bionic. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification- failed-bionic. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping! N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days. ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1890641 Title: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8125a-3.fw for module r8169 Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-firmware source package in Bionic: Fix Committed Bug description: [SRU Justification] [Impact] Missing firmware for Realtek RTL8153 Based USB Ethernet Adapters, which is supported by linux-generic-hwe-18.04 kernel (currently v5.4). [Fix] Two upstream commit necessary: * commit b27d12383e7a ("rtl_nic: add firmware files for RTL8153") * commit 6f89735800fe ("rtl_nic: update firmware for RTL8153A") [Test Case] Without firmware, drive probe would fail with: $ dmesg | grep firmware | grep rtl8153 r8152 2-4.1:1.0: firmware: failed to load rtl_nic/rtl8153a-2.fw (-2) r8152 2-4.1:1.0: Direct firmware load for rtl_nic/rtl8153a-2.fw failed with error -2 r8152 2-4.1:1.0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8153a-2.fw (-2) With firmware, it should succeed: $ dmesg | grep rtl8152 r8152 2-1:1.0: load rtl8153a-3 v2 02/07/20 successfully r8152 2-1:1.0 eth0: v1.11.11 r8152 2-1:1.0 enp0s20f0u1: renamed from eth0 [Where problems could occur] While this introduces new firmware blobs and enabled devices supported by new kernels, it should have little effect on existing systems, but with new devices up and running, it may still affect power consumptions, ability to enter deep suspend, etc. [Other Info] RTL8153 firmware has been available on Eoan and newer, so only Bionic is nominated. ========== original bug report ========== Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8125a-3.fw for module r8169 after running sudo apt upgrade in ubuntu 18.04 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.38 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46~18.04.1-generic 5.4.44 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Aug 6 22:38:31 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-06-16 (417 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader Symptom: release-upgrade UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VarLogDistupgradeAptlog: Log time: 2020-03-08 22:54:00.439353 Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 0 Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 0 Done To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1890641/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
