Ok, the PPA below has an update for initramfs-tools for wily (only currently) which I think sorts this out:
https://launchpad.net/~apw/+archive/ubuntu/initramfs-tools/ If someone who has a platform which has this h/w could check it really loads. Please report any testing back here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1496163 Title: i915 firmware is not copied to initrd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1496163/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs