The Wanderer composed on 2026-05-08 16:16 (UTC-0400):
> ...all of these appear to be present in the firmware-amd-graphics
> package, at least in the version I have installed. It's version
> 20251111-1 , which is between current stable and current testing; I
> probably got it from testing and a newer version has become available in
> testing since that point.
> Do you have that package installed? If yes, at what version, and with
> what (relative to this area) contents?
# inxi -S
System:
Host: gx78b Kernel: 6.1.0-45-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
Console: pty pts/0 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
# dpkg-query -l | grep firmware
ii alsa-firmware-loaders 1.2.5-3 amd64 ALSA software loaders for specific
hardware
ii firmware-amd-graphics 20230210-5 all Binary firmware for AMD/ATI graphics
chips
ii firmware-linux-free 20200122-1 all Binary firmware for various drivers
in the Linux kernel
ii firmware-sof-signed 2.2.4-1 all Intel SOF firmware - signed
# dpkg-query -L firmware-amd-graphics | grep .bin | wc -l
778
# dpkg-query -L firmware-linux-free | grep .bin | wc -l
6
#
>> This is just an example. It happens with Intel and NVidia GPUs as well, and
>> older
>> (pre-AMD Radeon) GPUs, and in Trixie if dracut hasn't replaced
>> initramfs-tools.
> I think that would be expected, as long as the amdgpu module is being
> included in the initramfs that's being built. Which would be a little
> bit surprising for one targeting a system without an AMD graphics
> device, but only a little, since including that module helps ensure the
> same initramfs can work if you swap out your GPU between one boot and
> the next.
Not supposed to happen here:
# grep ULES= /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=dep
#
I like my initrds small, like the rest of each installation. :)
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