Installation manual: searching firmware
Hello,
Here's a suggested improvement for the installation manual.
(even though I know it's too late for Lenny).
Franklin
Index: build/entities/urls.ent
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--- build/entities/urls.ent (revision 56613)
+++ build/entities/urls.ent (working copy)
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@
<!-- location of tarballs with firmware packages -->
<!ENTITY url-firmware-tarballs "http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/";>
-<!-- rough list of firmware packages -->
-<!ENTITY url-firmware-packages "http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=firmware";>
+<!-- search the contents of packages -->
+<!ENTITY url-search-contents-of-packages "http://&www-debian-org;/distrib/packages#search_contents";>
+
<!-- WNPP -->
<!ENTITY url-wnpp "http://&www-debian-org;/devel/wnpp/";>
Index: en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml
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--- en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml (revision 56613)
+++ en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml (working copy)
@@ -78,13 +78,12 @@
If the firmware you need is not included in the tarball, you can also
download specific firmware packages from the (non-free section of the)
-archive. The following overview should list most available firmware
-packages but is not guaranteed to be complete and may also contain
-non-firmware packages:
+archive. You can search the firmware's filename in the contents of packages
+using:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
-<ulink url="&url-firmware-packages;"/>
+<ulink url="&url-search-contents-of-packages;"/>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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