ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -l linux-firmware
....
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii linux-firmware 1.183.5 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 5.3.0-18-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 8 20:14:06 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 19.10
Release: 19.10
Codename: eoan
@ Seth Forshee (sforshee) :
I've managed persistant eoan usb stick
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -l linux-firmware ======= ====-== ======= ===-=== ======= ==-==== ======= ======= ======= ======= =
....
+++-===
ii linux-firmware 1.183.5 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 5.3.0-18-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 8 20:14:06 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 19.10
Release: 19.10
Codename: eoan
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dmesg |grep UVD
[ 1.814075] [drm] UVD initialized successfully.
problem solved too