On 2024-07-19 02:32, Celejar wrote:
I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to
running out of space on /boot:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64
zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space left on device
E: mkinitramfs failure zstd -q -9 -T0 70
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 with 1.
It turns out that the initrd for 6.9.9 is more than 7x the size of the
one for 6.9.8!
I had the same problem. The cause is not the kernel upgrade but the
refactoring of non-free firmware packages. firmware-misc-nonfree now
recommends firmware-nvidia-graphics, causing it to be installed:
$ apt-cache show firmware-misc-nonfree
[...]
Recommends: firmware-nvidia-graphics, firmware-intel-graphics,
firmware-intel-misc, firmware-mediatek
I am not using an nvidia gpu so the fix for me was:
apt-get purge firmware-nvidia-graphics
There was NEWS when I dist-upgraded:
$ zcat /usr/share/doc/firmware-misc-nonfree/NEWS.Debian.gz
firmware-nonfree (20230625-3~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
Several firmware files were moved from firmware-misc-nonfree into
their own package:
- firmware-nvidia-graphics: This package now holds the firmware files for
Nvidia GPU hardware.
- firmware-intel-graphics: This package now holds the firmware files
for Intel Graphics Media Driver chips (mostly i915) as found in
'modern' Intel CPUs with integrated graphics in the Broadwell and
the various 'Lake' CPU series.
- firmware-intel-misc: This package now holds the firmware files for
Intel
devices and chips which do not belong in one of the other Intel
firmware
packages. These devices/chips include for example Omni-Path devices,
Ethernet/Network chips/devices and QuickAssist Technology crypto
accelerators.
- firmware-mediatek: This package now holds the firmware files for
devices and chips made by MediaTek and Ralink, which is part of
MediaTek.
-- Diederik de Haas <didi.deb...@cknow.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:00:00
+0100
Kind regards,
--
Ash Joubert (they/them) <a...@transient.nz>
Director / Game Developer
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand
