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Re: missing firmware ??



On 28/01/17 04:17 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote:

On 01/28/2017 09:58 AM, Frank M wrote:
On 28/01/17 12:55 PM, Frank M wrote:



On 28/01/17 12:52 PM, Joe wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:20:00 -0500
Frank M <debianlist@videotron.ca> wrote:

Updating my Stretch installation today I first noticed this:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-1-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_dmc_ver1_07.bin
for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_dmc_ver1_26.bin
for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_01.bin
for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin
for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_ver8_7.bin
for module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_guc_ver6_1.bin
for module i915


A search using apt-file didn't turn up any packages.


What am I missing here ?


https://packages.debian.org/sid/firmware-misc-nonfree

Do you have non-free configured in your sources.list?


  I didn't...but I have now. :)  Thanks


     Dl'ed and installed...but I still get this :

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-1-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin for
module i915
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_ver8_7.bin for
module i915

Hi Frank, now that you have added 'non-free sources', apt or apt-get and install 'firmware-linux' it's a 'meta package' and will pull in your missing firmware. Another meta package is firmware-linux-nonfree, but firmware-linux should pull that in too.

regards,

I installed firmware-linux....it pulled in several packages including one I need (intel-microcode) but I still
get :
Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin for module i915 Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/bxt_guc_ver8_7.bin for module i915

when init is updated.



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