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docs/TODO #18: record f59eb79 built + booted successfully

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The ~800 MB trim (glibc langpacks en-only + linux-firmware strip to the i915
keep-list, run pre-dracut) builds and boots — the boot/root path survives it
(firmware 678->147 MB, initramfs bundles only the keep-list). Notes still-open
checks: kiosk RENDER on real i915 hardware ('booted' != 'display up'), and that
the two later commits (nss-mdns drop 5cc72cc; omit_drivers + keep-list tightening
853ae20) are NOT in f59eb79 and need separate bench-verify.
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@@ -1499,10 +1499,16 @@ DDP insurance for the `ice`/`mlx5` server-NIC build variant + small Intel blobs)
~600 MB). Wi-Fi (`iwl*-firmware`, ~83 MB) removed as packages (wired-only fleet).
Strip-in-place (`find … -exec rm -rf`, not `rpm -e` — can't drop the package without
losing i915); a `du -sh /usr/lib/firmware` line reports the result in the build log.
**BENCH-VERIFY:** (a) kiosk still RENDERS on the 820 after the strip (i915 DMC/GuC still
load — the one real risk); (b) if any host has a non-Intel GPU or an `ice`/`mlx5` NIC,
widen the keep-list before trusting fleet-wide. Audited models so far: HP-820-class
(i915 + e1000e + iwlwifi-dropped) and virtio VMs.
**BOOT-VERIFIED 2026-07-03 (commit `f59eb79`): built AND booted successfully** — langpacks
en-only + the pre-dracut firmware strip (keep i915/intel/mellanox/intel-ucode) do NOT
break the boot/root path (firmware 678→147 MB, initramfs bundles only the keep-list).
Still to confirm on that build: (a) the kiosk actually **RENDERS** (i915 DMC/GuC load) —
"booted" ≠ "display up"; only exercised on real i915 hardware (the 820), not a virtio VM;
(b) if any host has a non-Intel GPU or an `ice`/`mlx5` NIC, widen the keep-list before
trusting fleet-wide. **NOT yet in `f59eb79`** (bench-verify separately): the `nss-mdns`/
avahi drop (`5cc72cc`) and the `omit_drivers` GPU-kmod trim + keep-list tightening —
dropped `mellanox/`, narrowed `intel/` to `ice` only (`853ae20`). Audited models so far:
HP-820-class (i915 + e1000e + iwlwifi-dropped) and virtio VMs.
**Build-verified 2026-07-03:** firmware **678 MB → 147 MB**; the initramfs diagnostic
confirms only the keep-list is bundled (i915 all-gens + intel/ice + intel/ish + mellanox)