Missing firmware

[marko94]

Hi, during install of Zorin 17, during boot and after boot in logs I noticed these :

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.6.8-060608-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/ip_discovery.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vega10_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi12_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_14_0_0_ta.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_14_0_0_toc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_13_0_6_ta.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/psp_13_0_6_sos.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_cap.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_sjt_mec2.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_sjt_mec.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_9_4_3_rlc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_9_4_3_mec.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_0_toc.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sdma_4_4_2.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sdma_6_1_0.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes1.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/gc_11_0_3_mes.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vcn_4_0_3.bin for module amdgpu

What to do and do I need to worry ?

Btw, I tried to install latest kernel , and still it is the same as on default kernel

[Aravisian]

@marko94

do I need to worry ?

There is no need to worry. It notes that some firmware is reserved for a future kernel release.

You can see more information here:

Linux-firmware sources (Possible missing firmware)

Some of us will occasionally experience the i915 "Possible Missing Firmware" warning. EDIT: A recent Update may make some of this Obsolete. If you are reading this after the updates released by 16 Dec 2021 and still having Firmware Warnings, perhaps the below will help you. I gathered all the listed files into one directory and this can be handled here: However, this only covers users with the i915 modinfo warning. Others have the AMD warnings and so forth. Other users may be having troubl…

[marko94]

ok thanks, good to know

[marko94]

But this one is interesting:

18:28:05 gdm3: Gdm: Failed to contact accountsservice: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.Accounts: Transaction for accounts-daemon.service/start is destructive (systemd-fsck@dev-disk-by\x2duuid-14F0\x2dAF1F.service has 'stop' job queued, but 'start' is included in transaction).
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: RD
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: RD
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Ext. Error Code: 12
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000009600350f00, Syndrome: 0x000001110a248180
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Error Addr: 0x00000000dfce4bc0
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:0 (19:44:1) MC18_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc204000000c011b
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Corrected error, no action required.
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: RD
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Ext. Error Code: 12
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000009600250f00, Syndrome: 0x000001f10a248100
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Error Addr: 0x00000000dfcecb00
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:0 (19:44:1) MC17_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc204000000c011b
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Corrected error, no action required.
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: RD
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Ext. Error Code: 12
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000009600150f00, Syndrome: 0x0000010a0a258280
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Error Addr: 0x00000000dfce6bc0
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:0 (19:44:1) MC16_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc204000000c011b
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Corrected error, no action required.
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: cache level: L3/GEN, tx: GEN, mem-tx: RD
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Unified Memory Controller Ext. Error Code: 12
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: IPID: 0x0000009600050f00, Syndrome: 0x000001260a248680
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Error Addr: 0x00000000dfce6340
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: CPU:0 (19:44:1) MC15_STATUS[Over|CE|MiscV|AddrV|-|-|SyndV|CECC|-|-|-]: 0xdc204000000c011b
18:26:19 kernel: [Hardware Error]: Corrected error, no action required.
18:21:20 gdm-session-wor: GLib-GObject: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
18:21:19 systemd: Failed to start Application launched by gnome-session-binary.
18:21:17 gdm-session-wor: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
18:21:12 gnome-session-b: GLib-GIO-CRITICAL: g_bus_get_sync: assertion 'error == NULL || *error == NULL' failed
18:21:09 kernel: Bluetooth: hci0: Failed to read codec capabilities (-22)
18:21:05 kernel: hub 6-0:1.0: config failed, hub doesn't have any ports! (err -19)

and specific at the end : Corrected error, no action required.

[Aravisian]

Please note that the Firmware discussed above and the BIOS FIrmware are two different things.

That said, some of the errors in the above post suggest that a BIOS firmware may be advisable. If you can check if there are any available for your make and model.

[marko94]

Yes, there is new update for Bios : IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7

But I didnt used Windows for few years. And I dont think that is possible to update bios without windows

[Aravisian]

Yes, you can update the BIOS firmware by using a LiveUSB image of Windows to run the .exe.

It cannot be done using WINE.
Here are two links that may be helpful:

How to Update Firmware on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions

How to install a firmware update from an .exe file?