There is no reason to have the firmware files there without the driverOn Sun, 2015-11-15 at 13:00 +0100, Michael Stapelberg wrote:
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> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
> wrote:
> > Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> >
> > 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?
> Whatever makes my initrd contain the i915 firmware files makes me
> happy.
>
> Do you need any more information from me to get this done?
that loads them. So you need to explain why you think all GPU drivers,
or specifically the i915 driver, should be included.
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
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