[SOLVED] [current] mkinitrd false error in copying firmware

walecha · 03-30-2023, 10:30 AM

I'm using current with timestamp Wed Mar 29 20:56:21 UTC 2023

The problem with mkinitrd was if there are multiple firmware binaries from one module, say qla2xxx, then mkinitrd will throw error on copying with preserving permission of initrd-tree/lib/firmware directory (deleted nullified stderr):

Code:

cp: preserving permissions for ‘/boot/initrd-tree/lib/firmware’: No such file or directory
WARNING:  Could not find firmware "/lib/firmware/ql2500_fw.bin"
OK: /lib/firmware/ql2400_fw.bin added.
OK: /lib/firmware/ql2322_fw.bin added.
OK: /lib/firmware/ql2300_fw.bin added.
OK: /lib/firmware/ql2200_fw.bin added.
OK: /lib/firmware/ql2100_fw.bin added.

The firmware files itself were copied correctly, all of them.

Adding mkdir initrd-tree/lib/firmware before copying fix the issue.

business_kid · 03-31-2023, 04:39 AM

That sounds like an error in the mkinitrd script or process. Report it?

LuckyCyborg · 03-31-2023, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by business_kid

That sounds like an error in the mkinitrd script or process. Report it?

It's already a well know issue of mkinitrd.

The novelty element is that the OP found a fix for this issue with that "mkdir initrd-tree/lib/firmware" .

@walecha

Good catch! Indeed, that fixes the warning. Let's hope this will be added to -current.