From b306eb9df496ce604f1ec66577f565b99e43e7f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:22:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] linux/mkinitcpio: troubleshooting possibly missing firmware --- wiki/linux/mkinitcpio.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/wiki/linux/mkinitcpio.md b/wiki/linux/mkinitcpio.md index 663bcb1..bbbcd79 100644 --- a/wiki/linux/mkinitcpio.md +++ b/wiki/linux/mkinitcpio.md @@ -129,3 +129,11 @@ If this error or one similar to this is shown the boot partition is filled up co generation of the initial ramdisk. This can be fixed by either [compressing the image](#enabledisable-compression) or by [disabling unused fallbacks](#default-and-fallback-images). + +### `WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module` + +If the warning `WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module` is shown a firmware package is +missing for the hardware of the system. +Though it is not neccessary it is recommended to install ist. +To check which firmware package is needed for which firmware module check +[the Arch Linux wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mkinitcpio#Possibly_missing_firmware_for_module_XXXX).