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Boot method: USB
Image version: installer build 20251217-00:02:28
Date: 20251217

Machine: HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 inch Notebook Next Gen AI PC


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [O]
Configure network:      [O]
Detect media:           [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:    [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Install tasks:          [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Overall install:        [O]

Comments/Problems:

The installer did not install the package firmware-cirrus. Without this
package, sound was not working on this system.

Kernel log:
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: ALC245:
picked fixup  for PCI SSID 103c:8e17
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: Found 2
CSC3554 on i2c (-%s:00-cs35l54-hda.%d)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: bound
i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0 (ops cs35l56_hda_comp_ops
[snd_hda_scodec_cs35l56])
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: bound
i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1 (ops cs35l56_hda_comp_ops
[snd_hda_scodec_cs35l56])
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: Component
binding already created (SSID: 103c8e17)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: autoconfig
for ALC245: line_outs=1 (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:
speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:    hp_outs=1
(0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:    hp_outs=1
(0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:    mono:
mono_out=0x0
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:    inputs:
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp1.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:      Internal
Mic=0x12
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0:      Mic=0x19
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.0: .bin
file required but not found
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp2.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp2.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp2.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp2.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp2.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17-amp2.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc-103c8e17.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.wmfw (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1:
firmware: failed to load cirrus/cs35l54-b0-dsp1-misc.bin (-2)
Dec 17 21:39:28 bologna kernel: cs35l56-hda i2c-CSC3554:00-cs35l54-hda.1: .bin
file required but not found


# lspci -knn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Root
Complex [1022:1122]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1507]
00:00.2 IOMMU [0806]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan IOMMU
[1022:1123]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan IOMMU [1022:1123]
00:01.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1124]
00:01.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1125]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1125]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:01.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1125]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1125]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1124]
00:02.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1126]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1453]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1126]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1453]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:03.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1124]
00:08.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1124]
00:08.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Internal
PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus A [1022:1110]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:150c]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:08.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Internal
PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus B [1022:1111]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:150c]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:08.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Internal
PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to Bus C [1022:1112]
pcilib: Error reading /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:08.3/label: Operation not
permitted
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:150c]
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller
[1022:790b] (rev 71)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
        Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
        Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge
[1022:790e] (rev 51)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 0 [1022:1248]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 1 [1022:1249]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 2 [1022:124a]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 3 [1022:124b]
        Kernel driver in use: k10temp
        Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 4 [1022:124c]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 5 [1022:124d]
00:18.6 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 6 [1022:124e]
00:18.7 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan Data
Fabric; Function 7 [1022:124f]
c1:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Sandisk Corp SN8000S NVMe SSD
[15b7:5049] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Sandisk Corp SN8000S NVMe SSD [15b7:5049]
        Kernel driver in use: nvme
        Kernel modules: nvme
c2:00.0 Network controller [0280]: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7925 802.11be 160MHz 2x2
PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [Filogic 360] [14c3:7925] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8c37]
        Kernel driver in use: mt7925e
        Kernel modules: mt7925e
c3:00.0 Display controller [0380]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
Krackan [Radeon 840M / 860M Graphics] [1002:1114] (rev d2)
        DeviceName: Onboard IGD
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
        Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
        Kernel modules: amdgpu
c3:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Radeon High
Definition Audio Controller [1002:1640]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Radeon High
Definition Audio Controller [1002:1640]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
c3:00.2 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
Strix/Krackan/Strix Halo CCP/ASP [1022:17e0]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Strix/Krackan/Strix Halo
CCP/ASP [1022:17e0]
        Kernel driver in use: ccp
        Kernel modules: ccp
c3:00.4 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1128]
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: xhci_pci
c3:00.5 Multimedia controller [0480]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Audio
Coprocessor [1022:15e2] (rev 71)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_acp_pci
        Kernel modules: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x,
snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps,
snd_sof_amd_rembrandt
c3:00.6 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio
Controller [1022:15e3]
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
        Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
c3:00.7 Signal processing controller [1180]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
Sensor Fusion Hub [1022:164a]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Sensor Fusion Hub
[1022:164a]
        Kernel driver in use: pcie_mp2_amd
        Kernel modules: amd_sfh
c4:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[AMD] Krackan PCIe Dummy Function [1022:1116]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Krackan PCIe Dummy
Function [1022:1116]
c4:00.1 Signal processing controller [1180]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
Strix/Krackan/Strix Halo Neural Processing Unit [1022:17f0] (rev 20)
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Strix/Krackan/Strix Halo
Neural Processing Unit [1022:17f0]
        Kernel driver in use: amdxdna
        Kernel modules: amdxdna
c5:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1118]
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:8e17]
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: xhci_pci
c5:00.3 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:111c]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:111c]
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: xhci_pci
c5:00.4 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:111e]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:111e]
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: xhci_pci
c5:00.5 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1120]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1120]
        Kernel driver in use: thunderbolt
        Kernel modules: thunderbolt
c5:00.6 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device
[1022:1121]
        Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1121]
        Kernel driver in use: thunderbolt
        Kernel modules: thunderbolt

Hi,

Frederik Himpe <frederik@frehi.be> (2025-12-28):

If you could share the full URL, that'd be nice to have.

Thanks for the report.

The firmware lookup (in general) seems to be working given:

Looking at a recent trixie-based debian-cd build, firmware-cirrus is
indeed spotted in the list of firmware packages, but there's no
*.patterns file built for it. It ships metadata:

  /usr/share/metainfo/org.debian.firmware_cirrus.metainfo.xml

so that should make its way into the dep-11 thing, but checking what we
do with such information in debian-cd, it's about extracting modalias
information, while that file only lists firmware files (checked in
unstable).

Loop += debian-kernel@ for input.

That means the modalias code path cannot do anything there, but the dmesg
one might have spotted missing firmware files if they were mentioned in
the kernel logs. I suppose that'd depend on whether the relevant modules
are indeed available in whatever image you used, if they were loaded, if
they requested firmware files, if that generated kernel logs that the
installer could pick up, etc.

Attaching a compressed /var/log/installer/syslog might shed some light.


Cheers,

I'm not sure about the full URL. /var/log/installer/syslog identifies
the ISO I used as
Debian GNU/Linux testing "Forky" - Official Snapshot amd64 NETINST with firmware 20251217-15:17

Attached you can find the syslog.

Regards,

Hi,

Frederik Himpe <frederik@frehi.be> (2025-12-28):

All right, thanks.

Perfect, thanks.

That confirms there's no mention of cirrus thing in there, so the
installer code looking for missing firmware in dmesg cannot work.
Coupled with the lack of modalias information in the firmware-cirrus
package, I don't see how the installer could do anything about it.

Tempted to call this a firmware-cirrus bug, and I'm happy for the kernel
team to steal this bug report away from us if they agree.


Cheers,