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On Sun, 2015-11-15 at 11:49 +0100, Michael Stapelberg wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.120
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
>
> Please apply the attached patch, see its commit message for details.
[...]
This is not about adding firmware, it is adding modules (and the
firmware they refer to). This will increase the initramfs size
substantially and is not needed on most systems.
> This is necessary to include files such as
> /lib/firmware/i915/skl_dmc_ver1.bin and others (shipped in the
> firmware-misc-nonfree package), which are necessary to properly
> initialize the graphics output in early boot.
Presumably there are some systems that need this. But most do not.
Maybe the installer should detect those and add the appropriate drivers
to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules?
Ben.
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