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-- 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/1939986 Title: Missing firmware files, in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, for initramfs, when it loads i915 Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-firmware source package in Bionic: Confirmed Status in linux-firmware source package in Focal: Fix Released Bug description: [ Impact ] The i915 driver in Focal HWE kernels (currently 5.11 and 5.13) needs new firmware blobs. Without them, some users reported display/audio issues when installing said kernel. [ Test Case ] 1) Install linux-generic-hwe-20.04 2) echo 'i915' >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules 3) update-initramfs -u Which leads to multiple warnings: W: Possible missing firmware <foo> for module i915 [Fix ] Add missing firmware blobs from upstream linux-firmware. [ Where Problems Could Occur ] New closed-source firmware binaries, would could possibly go wrong? No display with i915, kernel crashes. [ Original Description ] Dear all, I can see that the linux-firmware is missing firmware files, in Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS, for initramfs, when it loads i915. Package: linux-firmware 1.187.15 It contains the following files, for the module i915: i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_04.bin 2019-09-13 installed i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_06.bin 2020-03-04 installed i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_08.bin 2020-08-13 installed i915/tgl_guc_35.2.0.bin 2019-11-06 installed i915/tgl_huc_7.0.12.bin 2020-03-04 installed i915/tgl_huc_7.0.3.bin 2019-11-06 installed Package: linux-firmware MUST at least contain the following files, for the module i915: i915/tgl_huc_7.5.0.bin 2020-08-13 i915: Add HuC firwmare v7.5.0 for TGL as the module asks for it, during 'update-initramfs', to avoid: W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_huc_7.5.0.bin for module i915 But it COULD also contain : i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_12.bin 2021-07-28 i915: Add v2.12 DMC for TGL i915/tgl_guc_49.0.1.bin 2020-11-24 i915: Add GuC firmware v49.0.1 for all platforms i915/tgl_guc_62.0.0.bin 2021-06-29 firmware/i915/guc: Add GuC v62.0.0 for all platforms i915/tgl_huc_7.9.3.bin 2021-06-29 firmware/i915/guc: Add HuC v7.9.3 for TGL & DG1 Source: $ modprobe --show-depends --ignore-install i915 ... insmod /lib/modules/5.10.0-1038-oem/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko $ modinfo -F firmware /lib/modules/5.10.0-1038-oem/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko ... i915/tgl_dmc_ver2_08.bin i915/tgl_guc_35.2.0.bin i915/tgl_huc_7.5.0.bin Actual result: $ sudo update-initramfs -u W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/tgl_huc_7.5.0.bin for module i915 Expected result: No Warning. and the firmware "i915/tgl_huc_7.5.0.bin" loaded for module i915 Info : INTEL Repository of firmware: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/i915 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-firmware 1.187.15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.10.0-1038.40-oem 5.10.46 Uname: Linux 5.10.0-1038-oem x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: chris 1699 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: chris 1699 F...m pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sun Aug 15 14:46:47 2021 Dependencies: DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is the distribution channel descriptor for the OEM CDs # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-somerville-focal-amd64-20200502-85+fossa-bulbasaur+X54 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-08-12 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20200502-05:58 MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9310 PackageArchitecture: all ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-1038-oem root=UUID=3dae0247-a884-48d8-83b7-fea7c803faa3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.10.0-1038-oem N/A linux-backports-modules-5.10.0-1038-oem N/A linux-firmware 1.187.15 SourcePackage: linux-firmware UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2021 dmi.bios.release: 3.0 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 3.0.4 dmi.board.name: 08607K dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr3.0.4:bd07/16/2021:br3.0:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139310:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn08607K:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: XPS dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9310 dmi.product.sku: 0991 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1939986/+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
