Bug#960788: ITP: alsa-sof-firmware -- Intel SOF audio firmware and topology

[maximilian attems <maks@stro.at>]

hello,

On Sat, Sep 05, 2020 at 08:16:26AM +0200, intrigeri wrote:
> > Missatge de Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org> del dia dj., 3 de set.
> > 2020 a les 16:48:
> >
> >> After claiming it and looking at the source, I resolved this probably
> >> belongs as part of linux-firmware or whatever the source name is, as
> >> Ubuntu did. zumbi@ has been talking to the kernel people about this but
> >> right now I'm unsure what the status is.
> >
> > That is correct, we have been discussing it at the #debian-kernel IRC
> > channel and Maximilian was planning to add this SOF-bin to the
> > firmware-nonfree package.
> 
> Great news, thanks a lot for the summary!
> 
> So we could close this ITP (#960788, since in the end no new source
> package will be introduced) in favor of #949019 and #962134, which
> could themselves be merged, right? I'm happy to do the BTS paperwork
> if this makes sense to you folks :)

please for now leave the options open, until final upload.
working on it hopefully for this week or otherwise next week.

genorig of linux-firmware will need some massage (2nd git source repo),
if we just add it in.
 
> > I believe Lenovo is supportive and is going to send a machine to
> > Maximilian to be able to test it out.
> 
> This is great news too. With my Tails hat on I'll suppose this will
> take some time on the Debian/Lenovo side.

I got the laptop and have bullseye nicely installed and also latest 5.8
kernel, need to see to get a sound now (:
alsa seem to have recognised the card with the latest sof binaries,
but didn't hear a beep yet..

best greetings,

-- 
maks