Hi Marco,
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 01:59:02AM +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> On Nov 13, Mario Lang <mlang@debian.org> wrote:
>
> >WIBNI one could install Debian via an USB ADSL connection?
> Maybe.
> But this does not requires an .udeb, only that you install the needed
> regular .deb packages after you installed the base system.
>
> Actually, a few weeks ago I killed ppp.udeb because nobody could find an
> use for it. If you need:
> - drivers for all USB ADSL modules
> - pppd
> - kernel modules for ATM and PPPoA
> - kernel modules for PPPoE
> - br2684ctl and atmarpd
> - the front end neeeded to configure everything
>
> then you have something too big for an install image and which should be
> installed instead from regular packages after the base system has been
> unpacked.
>
> Also, in my mind the need for firmwares or magic binary files of unknown
> meaning which debian usually cannot distribute is another good reason
> for keeping these packages normal .debs.
People might want the same for example for eagle-adsl (a popular driver
in France).
Should not we add a note in the Debian-installer FAQ or inside the
install manual about drivers that required external frimware ?
Cheers,
--
Pierre Machard
<pmachard@debian.org> http://debian.org
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