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linux-firmware package

  1. Bug #1642709
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 1642709

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Philipp Kern (pkern) wrote : Re: linux-firmware on Trusty is missing i915 binaries

Adding Timo explicitly who said in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1624164/comments/5 that kbl_dmc is optional and for power saving, but skl_guc_ver6 is actually needed on Skylake. Skylake devices are what we have and which don't properly work without the firmware.