Bug#1042070: installation-reports: on apt-get update; apt-get upgrade; errors appear about firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/ip_discovery.bin

[rauf.hammad]

Package: installation-reports
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: rauf....@gmail.com

(Please provide enough information to help the Debian
maintainers evaluate the report efficiently - e.g., by filling
in the sections below.)

Boot method: USB
Image version: debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-cinnamon.iso https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/
Date: <Date and time of the install>

Machine: HP Thin Client t630, cpu: AMD GX-420GI (SOC), Integrated GPU Radeon R7E, 8GB RAM, USB Attached 500GB Boot HDD
Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect media: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]

Comments/Problems:

On doing apt-get update; apt-get upgrade; warnings about missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/* appeared.

Excrept from console messages during: apt install <<anything>>; is given below:

run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64 (--configure):
installed linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Setting up python3-pycurl (7.45.2-3) ...
Setting up python3-pysimplesoap (1.16.2-5) ...
Setting up python3-debianbts (4.0.1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:
linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64 (= 6.1.37-1); however:
Package linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up python3-reportbug (12.0.0) ...
Setting up reportbug (12.0.0) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/ip_discovery.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi12_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_13_0_10_ta.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_13_0_10_sos.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_imu.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_rlc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mec.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_me.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_pfp.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_toc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sdma_6_0_3.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes1.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes1.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes_2.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/smu_13_0_10.bin for module amdgpu
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sda3
I: (UUID=b497c0e6-7e96-4da8-acf4-e86d985eebdb)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64
linux-image-amd64
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@peace-homes:~#


-- Package-specific info:

[Hammad Rauf]

root@peace-homes:~# inxi -b

System:

  Host: peace-homes Kernel: 6.1.0-9-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Console: pty pts/1 Distro: Debian

    GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

Machine:

  Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP t630 Thin Client v: N/A serial: MXL906219W

  Mobo: HP model: 8158 v: A01 serial: MXL906219W UEFI: AMI v: M40 v01.14 date: 01/04/2023

CPU:

  Info: quad core AMD Embedded G-Series GX-420GI Radeon R7E [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 900

    min/max: 900/2000

Graphics:

  Device-1: AMD Wani [Radeon R5/R6/R7 Graphics] driver: amdgpu v: kernel

  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu

    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu tty: 209x51

  API: OpenGL Message: GL data unavailable in console for root.

Network:

  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169

Drives:

  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 52.21 GiB (11.2%)

Info:

  Processes: 243 Uptime: 6h 49m Memory: 6.73 GiB used: 1.71 GiB (25.5%) Init: systemd

  target: graphical (5) Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.26

root@peace-homes:~#

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi,

rauf.hammad <rauf....@gmail.com> (2023-07-25):

> On doing apt-get update; apt-get upgrade; warnings about missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/* appeared.

Those are really not a problem.

> Excrept from console messages during: apt install <<anything>>; is given below:

> raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
> run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with return code 1
> dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
> installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-6.1.0-10-amd64
> linux-image-amd64
> initramfs-tools
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> root@peace-homes:~#

The raspi-firmware thing is a grave problem instead (fixed in the 12.1
live images: raspi-firmware is no longer installed by mistake):
- delete z50 hooks;
- then purge the raspi-firmware package.

Something like this should help:

rm /etc/initramfs/post-update.d/z50-raspi-firmware
rm /etc/kernel/postrm.d/z50-raspi-firmware
rm /etc/kernel/postinst.d/z50-raspi-firmware
dpkg -P raspi-firmware

Afterwards, you should be able to configure other packages with:

dpkg --configure -a

And the package manager (apt, apt-get, etc.) should be happier at this
point.


Cheers,
--
Cyril Brulebois (ki...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

[Hammad Rauf]

Thanks for the feedback. I ended up reinstalling with the debian-12.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso image. No issues so far.

Thanks for looking into this.

Hammad Rauf