Using the 4.15.0-23-generic kernel from bionic-proposed correctly loads the GuC firmware as expected:
[ 1.470927] [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin (v1.1) [ 1.483832] [drm] HuC: Loaded firmware i915/kbl_huc_ver02_00_1810.bin (version 2.0) [ 1.494403] [drm] GuC: Loaded firmware i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin (version 9.14) [ 1.509669] i915 0000:00:02.0: GuC submission enabled (firmware i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin [version 9.14]) ** Tags removed: 9360 carbon dell lenovo thinkpad verification-needed-bionic x1 xps ** Tags added: verification-done-bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1728238 Title: update-initramfs not adding i915 GuC firmware for Kaby Lake, firmware fails to load To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/initramfs-tools/+bug/1728238/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs