Which release are you running, and what version of linux-firmware do you have installed? As far as I can tell the only two releases which contain that file (artful/bionic) have the exact same file as the one at the link you provided.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750245 Title: i915 kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin does not load Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The provided i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin does not load when configured to do so . If the file is replaced by manually installing with the included script from 01.org, it loads properly: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/kabylake-guc-9.14 Before: GuC firmware status: path: i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin fetch: FAIL load: NONE version wanted: 9.14 version found: 0.0 header: offset is 0; size = 0 uCode: offset is 0; size = 0 RSA: offset is 0; size = 0 After: GuC firmware status: path: i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin fetch: SUCCESS load: SUCCESS version wanted: 9.14 version found: 9.14 header: offset is 0; size = 128 uCode: offset is 128; size = 142272 RSA: offset is 142400; size = 256 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1750245/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp