Bug#752701: initramfs-tools: Does not load firmware for in kernel wireless drivers

[John Talbut <jt@dpets.co.uk>]

Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.109.1
Severity: normal

After compiling and installing a kernel using the latest source in 
stable (linux-source (3.2+46)) the wireless does not work.  The kernel 
is compiled with all required drivers built in, i.e. no modules, 
including the RTL8195SE driver.  The firmware-realtek package is 
installed.  This kernel uses an initramfs (there does not seem to be any 
choice about this).  I cannot find any evidence of a wireless driver or 
firmware being included in the initramfs.  I have the same problem on 
another computer with a different make of wireless chip.

-- Package-specific info:
-- initramfs sizes
-- /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.57-20140624 
root=UUID=ae785b86-8e94-49f1-959b-39f3f4faac09 ro snd-hda-intel.index=0 
snd-hda-intel.model=samsung-n120 snd-virmidi.index=1 quiet

-- resume
RESUME=/dev/sda5
-- /proc/filesystems
	ext3
	ext2
	vfat
	msdos
	iso9660
	udf

-- lsmod

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Kernel image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
COMPRESS=gzip
DEVICE=
NFSROOT=auto

-- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
update_initramfs=yes
backup_initramfs=no

-- mkinitramfs hooks
/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/:

/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks:
busybox
dmsetup
keymap
klibc
kmod
thermal
udev


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.5
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.57-20140624 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii  cpio               2.11+dfsg-0.1
ii  klibc-utils        2.0.1-3.1
ii  kmod               9-3
ii  module-init-tools  9-3
ii  udev               175-7.2

Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii  busybox  1:1.20.0-7

Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii  bash-completion  1:2.0-1

-- no debconf information