Bug#897572: linux-image-4.16.0-1-amd64 breaks plymouth LUKS prompt
Manually installing kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin and kbl_guc_ver9_39.bin from
<https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/i915>
into /lib/firmware/i915 and running update-initramfs does not fix, so it
it not a firmware issue. The firmware errors are removed, leaving a
black screen with a solitary blinking cursor.
For the record, manual firmware installation is performed with:
cp kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin kbl_guc_ver9_39.bin /lib/firmware/i915
chmod 644 /lib/firmware/i915
update-initramfs -u -k 4.16.0-1-amd64
(The HUC firmware is unchanged from the dpkg on unstable.)
Kind regards,
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Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand
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