[SRU]sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware from version v1.4.2 to stable-v1.6

[Hui Wang]

BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1900809

[Impact]
Intel released the sof-firmware v1.6, and in our oem projects, the
Dell TGL machines and the machines with soundwire audio need the
new firmware, otherwise they will fail to load the firmware or
the audio can't work well.

[Fix]
replace the old sof-firmware-v1.4.2 with sof-firmware-v1.6

[Test]
Tested on the Dell cml/tgl soundwire machines, all audio functions
worked well, and those audio functions didn't work with old firmware.

Tested on Lenovo dimc machines, all audio functions worked as well
as before.

[Regression Potential]
Intel tested the new firmware with the 5.8 and 5.9 kernel, but we need
the new firmware to work with 5.4 and 5.6 kernel as well, so there is
some possibility that the 5.4/5.6 kernel can't work well with the new
sof-firmware. I have tested the new firmware with 5.4/5.6 kernel on some
Lenovo machines, so far no issues were found.

[Tuomas Suutari (tuomas-suutari)]

This update would also fix at least bug #1881505.

Basically, my audio on Lenovo T14 was working very unreliably and jammed with a DSP panic quite often with the 1.4.2 version, but seems to work just fine with 1.6.

It would be great to get this update included soon, since it's very inconvenient to reboot the laptop about 1-2 times a day, because that seems to be the only way to get audio working after the DSP paic.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Hui, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.187.5 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Hui, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.187.6 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.192

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linux-firmware (1.192) hirsute; urgency=medium

  * [SRU]sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware from version v1.4.2 to
    stable-v1.6 (LP: #1900809)
    - SAUCE: sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware to stable-v1.6
    - SAUCE: sof-firmware: Replace duplicates with symbolic links

 -- Juerg Haefliger <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:23:20 +0100

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Hui, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into groovy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.190.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-groovy to verification-done-groovy. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-groovy. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

[Hui Wang (hui.wang)]

Installed the linux-firmware from proposed on groovy, then check the /lib/firmware/intel/sof and lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg, all files are correct.

verified done on groovy.

[Hui Wang (hui.wang)]

Installed the linux-firmware from proposed on focal, then check the /lib/firmware/intel/sof and lib/firmware/intel/sof-tplg, all files are correct.

verified done on focal.

[Lukas Waymann (meribold)]

Kevin Yeh and I tested audio playback on multiple machines and on multiple Ubuntu versions before and after updating linux-firmware. We didn't find any regressions. See <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M6eU7RgBoorkgdPFHmTGxOB7D_UjpGmZLIwcMOQL1oA>.

[Kent Lin (kent-jclin)]

The certification team helps to perform the test. The v1.6 firmware is good to go.
Test result is attached.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for linux-firmware has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.187.6

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linux-firmware (1.187.6) focal; urgency=medium

  * Intel RocketLake graphics support (LP: #1902195)
    - i915: Add DMC firmware 2.02 for RKL

  * linux-firmware: intel AX200 (8087:0029) and AX201(8087:0026) bluetooth
    firmware update (LP: #1905214)
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX201
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX201
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX201
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX201
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX201
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200

  * [SRU]sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware from version v1.4.2 to
    stable-v1.6 (LP: #1900809)
    - UBUNTU: SAUCE: sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware to stable-v1.6
    - UBUNTU: SAUCE: sof-firmware: Replace duplicates with symbolic links

 -- Juerg Haefliger <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:40:30 +0100

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.190.2

---------------
linux-firmware (1.190.2) groovy; urgency=medium

  * linux-firmware: intel AX200 (8087:0029) and AX201(8087:0026) bluetooth
    firmware update (LP: #1905214)
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX201
    - linux-firmware: Update firmware file for Intel Bluetooth AX200

  * [SRU]sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware from version v1.4.2 to
    stable-v1.6 (LP: #1900809)
    - UBUNTU: SAUCE: sof-firmware: update the sof-firmware to stable-v1.6
    - UBUNTU: SAUCE: sof-firmware: Replace duplicates with symbolic links

 -- Juerg Haefliger <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:16:23 +0100