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kindusmith

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Registered: 2019-12-30

Posts: 16

[SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

input mkinitcpio command show this

[kindu@legion ~]$ sudo mkinitcpio -p linux
[sudo] kindu 's passord：
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Starting build: 5.16.2-arch1-1
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [systemd]
  -> Running build hook: [sd-plymouth]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
Decompress:  1/28 files. Current: .../mbcache.ko.zst : 0 B...    ==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.16.2-arch1-1
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [systemd]
  -> Running build hook: [sd-plymouth]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
Decompress: 564/635 files. Current: ...nel/gfs2.ko.zst : 512 KiB...    ==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
[kindu@legion ~]$ 

Last edited by kindusmith (2022-01-22 04:16:56)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,561

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

See the news on the front page. You can pretty much ignore it, though.

kindusmith

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Registered: 2019-12-30

Posts: 16

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

thanks

Sadid

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Registered: 2014-09-03

Posts: 11

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

Not critical but I think installing qlogic module is needed: `pacman -Syu linux-firmware-qlogic`

Last edited by Sadid (2022-02-11 06:24:03)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,742

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

It can be necessary on *your* system, it won't be for the majority, check your HW and make informed decisions on which packages you need.

CxOrg2

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Registered: 2022-02-17

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

installing linux-firmware-qlogic and  upd72020x-fwA firmware modules resolved all firmware warnings for me:

==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux516.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.16-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.16-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.16.7-1-MANJARO
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [resume]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.16-x86_64.img
==> Image generation successful

Last edited by CxOrg2 (2022-02-17 10:37:17)

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

installing linux-firmware-qlogic and  upd72020x-fwA firmware modules resolved all firmware warnings for me:

That was completely unnecessary unless you actually have those specific items of hardware in your system.
They are warnings, not errors so no action was required.

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CxOrg2

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Registered: 2022-02-17

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

If autodetect thinks they are missing, maybe they are? Installing the correct firmware seems to have fixed suspend/resume failures. USB3 seemed to be the culprit so the upd72020x-fwA has made the difference in my case. You are right that the qlogic firmware which relates to fibre channel drivers may not have any other purpose other than to make my mkinitcpio -P look nice!

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 21,742

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

If it was indeed the standard/non fallback image complaining about the firmware files then they can be and are likely needed. For the vast majority of people it will be the fallback image which includes every module that will produce the warning in which case it doesn't matter and isn't needed.

puzzle

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Registered: 2019-03-09

Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

run ok maybe ignore

2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

Posts: 4,645

Re: [SOLVED]After updating the kernel 5.16.2, it shows missing firmware

puzzle, please stop bumping old solved threads.

Closing.