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Bug#418055: marked as done (Installation: Atmel, pcmcia wireless card drivers loaded in wrong subdirectory)

Your message dated Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:58:25 +0000
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and subject line Closing old installation report #418055
has caused the Debian Bug report #418055,
regarding Installation: Atmel, pcmcia wireless card drivers loaded in wrong subdirectory
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Using Etch CD image (version 2.6.??).  The installer correctly found the Atmel based pcmcia wireless card and proceeded to install the drivers.  However, it put the files in the wrong places.  The specific problems were: firmware.agent needs to be in ?? /etc ?? ( … typing this bug report from memory …) and not where the installer put it, and all the atmel drivers need to be in ?? /etc/firmware/hotplug ?? not in some other directory.   
 
Fortunately, this was a repeat installation for me (hard drive crash on older laptop…) so I was familiar with the steps required to make the fix.  I simply copied firmware.agent to the right subdirectory, "mkdir" /hotplug/firmware (or is it the other way around?), and copied atmel* to this new subdirectory, added a "sys line" (as described by thekellys.org) to /etc/initab, and rebooted.  Viola!  We have connectivity!  And its off to the races!  (I also have to issue the following manually, but plan to automate it: )  
 
 # iwconfig eth0 essid any   
# dhclient eth0  
 
Nothing complicated like recompiling or anything, just copy the given files to the proper place.  Other than this snag, the installation went like clockwork, GREAT job! 
 
Let me know if you want/need more specifics, and I'll write it all down when I get back on the laptop at home.  
 
 Rob

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We are closing this installation report for one of the following
reasons:
- it was reported with a pre-lenny version of Debian
  Installer.
- indications in the installation report give the feeling that
  the reported problem waslying in another software, unrelated to
  D-I, which we can't easily identify.
- indications in the installation report suggest that it may have been
  fixed in a more recent version of a D-I component
- it was successful and we forgot closing it..:-)
- it has no information we consider useful


The D-I team is currently in the process of cleaning out the old spool
of installation reports that haven't bene processed yet. 

In case you think that the problem you reported has chances to be
still present, please reiterate your installation test with
a more recent image of D-I, if you're in position of doing this.

You'll find daily builds at
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer. We recommend you choose
the netboot image, in the "daily builds section", then choose to
install "squeeze" when prompted.

If some problems are found, please report them with a new bug sent
against installation-reports.

Many thanks for your understanding and your help improving Debian,
past and present.

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