it's shipped by the linux-firmware package, not the kernel
and it's available at least with the current version on both focal and
bionic, so closing the bug as fixed
** Package changed: linux-signed-hwe (Ubuntu) => linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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Title:
System isn't using amdgpu so its defaulting to vesa driver.
Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
the kernels after 4.15.0-55-generic give this error in sys.log:
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783787] amdgpu 0000:01:00.0:
Direct firmware load for amdgpu/polaris11_k_mc.bin failed with error -2
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783788] mc: Failed to load
firmware "amdgpu/polaris11_k_mc.bin"
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783843] [drm:gmc_v8_0_sw_init
[amdgpu]] *ERROR* Failed to load mc firmware!
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783883] [drm:amdgpu_device_init
[amdgpu]] *ERROR* sw_init of IP block <gmc_v8_0> failed -2
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783885] amdgpu 0000:01:00.0:
amdgpu_init failed
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783887] amdgpu 0000:01:00.0:
Fatal error during GPU init
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783888] [drm] amdgpu: finishing
device.
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.783889] [TTM] Memory type 2 has
not been initialized
Sep 20 18:56:09 curt-desktop kernel: [ 1.784033] amdgpu: probe of
0000:01:00.0 failed with error -2
so amdgpu isn't working after that kernel, thus it uses VESA for
video. So I have no dual monitors any more.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.15.0-64-generic 4.15.0-64.73~16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-64.73~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-64-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Sep 20 20:47:30 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-01 (385 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20180731)
SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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