Bug#487228: bug report
reassign 487228 debian-installer
severity 487228 wishlist
thanks
On Friday 20 June 2008, Santo Natale wrote:
> Comments/Problems:
> This machine is equipped with two Broadcom NetXtreme II gigabit network
> card, supported by bnx2 module. However it seems that in the iso the
> two firmware files needed byt the module are not in the iso or if they
> are the installer can't load successfully bnx2 driver.
The installer currently does not support _any_ hardware that requires
firmware.
You can either 1) do an installation without using the network, or 2)
temporarily use a different network card during installation, or 3) find
some way to manually copy the needed firmware files into the correct
location for the duration of the installation (and make sure you also
install the firmware package for the installed system before you boot
into it).
Supporting this better in some way is on our todo list, but there is no
ETA for any implementation. See the archives for the debian-boot mailing
list for various discussions on the topic.
Cheers,
FJP
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