Comment # 11 on bug 1177707 from teo teo

> Please reopen if you encounter the same problem again after upgrading the 
> kernel-firmware package at the next time

How do I upgrade it now? (or hasn't it be released yet?)

Once upgraded, how do I check that I have the right version?

> regarding the breakage by the firmware updates in general; there is no 
> proper way to fix this other than the rollback

What is the rollback?

> In theory, you can save the former initrd manually before the update

Is there a step-by-step guide of how to do that, and how to used the
whatever-it-is-you-save to restore the working system?

> I proposed such a failsafe stuff once ago, but it was declined because...

Then you MUST do the following:
Whenever an update this risky is about to be installed, you should:
- give a gigantic warning that the system may be rendered unbootable (at least
I know I wait until next weekend before I install the pending updates), 
- allow to hold that update but install the other ones (I guess the update
manager widget already allows you to do that with any updates, but it kept
crashing, see bug 1177556)
- together with the abovementioned warning, give a link to the abover-mentioned
guide.