Intel PCI ID 8086:9a78 missing in pci.ids

[Walid D]

(base) walid@len:~$ lspci | grep VGA
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 9a78 (rev 01)
(base) walid@len:~$ sudo lshw -C video
[sudo] password for walid:
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Intel Corporation
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       logical name: /dev/fb0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
       configuration: depth=32 driver=i915 latency=0 mode=1920x1080 resolution=1920,1080 visual=truecolor xres=1920 yres=1080
       resources: iomemory:600-5ff iomemory:400-3ff irq:158 memory:6002000000-6002ffffff memory:4000000000-400fffffff ioport:3000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff memory:4010000000-4016ffffff memory:4020000000-40ffffffff
(base) walid@len:~$ lspci -nn |egrep "VGA|Display"
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:9a78] (rev 01)
(base) walid@len:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
xserver-xorg-video-intel is already the newest version (2:2.99.917+git20210115-1).
xserver-xorg-video-intel set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-56.62-generic 5.15.64
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Jan 6 11:30:53 2023
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Device [8086:9a78] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3f89]
MachineType: LENOVO 82FG
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-56-generic root=UUID=f5b7aa1d-e67f-4b72-8621-88ab6b130991 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/26/2021
dmi.bios.release: 1.59
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: FHCN59WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: LNVNB161216
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0R32866 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: IdeaPad 5 15ITL05
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 1.59
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrFHCN59WW:bd08/26/2021:br1.59:efr1.59:svnLENOVO:pn82FG:pvrIdeaPad515ITL05:rvnLENOVO:rnLNVNB161216:rvrSDK0R32866WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrIdeaPad515ITL05:skuLENOVO_MT_82FG_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad515ITL05:
dmi.product.family: IdeaPad 5 15ITL05
dmi.product.name: 82FG
dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_82FG_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad 5 15ITL05
dmi.product.version: IdeaPad 5 15ITL05
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.110-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 22.0.5-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 22.0.5-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.5
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

It is supported, just the name of the GPU is unknown in 22.04. This has been fixed already in later Ubuntu versions and should not affect performance at all.

[Walid D (walidab)]

I am currently running 22.04.1 LTS:

(base) wal@len:~$ lspci | grep VGA
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 9a78 (rev 01)

(base) wal@len:~$ uname -r
5.15.0-56-generic

(base) wal@len:~$ sudo apt -f install
[sudo] password for wal:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

(base) wal@len:~$ sudo aptitude -f install
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.

(base) wal@len:~$ sudo apt install update-manager-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
update-manager-core is already the newest version (1:22.04.10).
update-manager-core set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

(base) wal@len:~$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

(base) wal@len:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
There is no development version of an LTS available.
To upgrade to the latest non-LTS development release
set Prompt=normal in /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades.

(base) wal@len:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy

This doesn't seem to be the problem.
As someone stated in askubuntu, this might be due to the kernel version?
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1448984/how-do-i-make-my-intel-gpu-9a78-rev-01-compatible

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

The fix appears to only be in Ubuntu 22.10 and later. Not 22.04.1.

But it's purely decoration. Not knowing the GPU name in Ubuntu 22.04.1 does not prevent the driver from identifying it by number and supporting it fully. There is no real bug here.