Public bug reported:
In /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions, the firmware is copied to the
initramfs using:
cp -a "$firmware" "$target_dir"
For symlinked firmware such as /lib/firmware/i915/skl_dmc_ver1.bin for
Intel Skylake, this results in a copy of the symlink instead of the
firmware file. update-initramfs then deletes the broken symlink before
packaging.
This needs to be replaced with a cp command that dereferences symlinks such as:
cp -prL "$firmware" "$target_dir"
I ran into this on vivid, but it is in wily as well.
** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1492774
Title:
update-initramfs doesn't copy symlinked firmware files
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
In /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions, the firmware is copied to the
initramfs using:
cp -a "$firmware" "$target_dir"
For symlinked firmware such as /lib/firmware/i915/skl_dmc_ver1.bin for
Intel Skylake, this results in a copy of the symlink instead of the
firmware file. update-initramfs then deletes the broken symlink before
packaging.
This needs to be replaced with a cp command that dereferences symlinks such
as:
cp -prL "$firmware" "$target_dir"
I ran into this on vivid, but it is in wily as well.
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