packer: include lib/firmware from kernel package in root filesystem#99
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April 18, 2026 01:25
Older gokrazy instances do not expose the device-specific update endpoint, returning HTTP 404. Previously this aborted the entire OTA update before the A/B partition switch, leaving the device stuck on the old root filesystem. Treat 404 the same as ErrUpdateHandlerNotImplemented so the update completes.
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Summary
lib/firmware/from the kernel package directory in the root filesystem, alongside the existinglib/modules/support.lib/firmware/directory exists in the kernel package; otherwise nothing changes.Motivation
Linux drivers that load firmware at runtime (e.g. WiFi drivers like
rtl8xxxu) need firmware blobs at/lib/firmware/. Currently, gokrazy only copieslib/modules/from the kernel package into the root filesystem. There is no way to ship firmware blobs without this change.The existing
FirmwarePackageconfig field serves a different purpose (Raspberry Pi GPU bootloader blobs) and does not place files under/lib/firmware/.Testing
Tested on a Banana Pi BPI-R1 (Allwinner A20) with RTL8192CU WiFi. Firmware blobs placed in the kernel package at
lib/firmware/rtlwifi/are correctly included in the root filesystem and loaded by the kernel at runtime.