Andy, I spotted the problem:
Line 120 in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions:
cp -a "$firmware" "$target_dir"
`cp -a` copies the symlink itself rather than the target it points to,
so we end up with a broken symlink in initramfs and no actual firmware
file.
The fix that comes to mind for me is:
cp -aL "$firmware" "$target_dir"
But I'm not sure if that would have consequences elsewhere. Are symlinks
utilized anywhere in the initramfs?
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i915 firmware is not copied to initrd
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