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Bug#1109090: Subject: initramfs-tools: missing Type-C related modules in initramfs-tools

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  Bug#1109090: Subject: initramfs-tools: missing Type-C related modules in initramfs-tools Emanuele Rocca <ema@debian.org> - 2026-01-15 14:40 +0100

#90815 — Bug#1109090: Subject: initramfs-tools: missing Type-C related modules in initramfs-tools

Control: reassign -1 src:linux 6.18.3-1

On 2025-07-11 07:39, Macpaul Lin (林智斌) wrote:
> I would like to report a bug regarding missing USB Type-C related
> modules in the initramfs generated by initramfs-tools, which affects
> the MediaTek mt8189 Genio-700-evk board.
> 
> It appears that some Type-C related kernel modules are no longer
> included in the initrd image. This causes issues when trying to use
> the debian-testing-arm64-netinst-20250710-7.iso installer from a USB
> disk, as the necessary drivers are missing and additional drivers
> cannot be loaded from the u-disk.
> 
> Specifically, the following modules are missing and should be added to
> the initrd:
> 
> drivers/usb/typec/tcpm:
> tcpci_mt6360.ko.xz
> tcpci_rt1711h.ko.xz
> 
> drivers/usb/typec/mux:
> it5205.ko.xz

Adding modules to the d-i initramfs is done in the kernel source
package, not in initramfs-tools. Bug reassigned accordingly.

There's a open MR for this issue waiting for review:
https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1749

Thanks,
  ema

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