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Bug#566561: d-i: please provide free firmware files in the installer isos



Holger Wansing wrote:
> The package firmware-linux-free contains several firmware files
> beeing DFSG free. 

The only ones relevant for the installer are a few for old PCMCIA
network cards.

> Please bring this firmware into the debian-installer isos.

This firmware could be included in the d-i initrd images (which are
mostly not isos), if a udeb were produced containing it. No such
udeb exists currently. It would make sense to make one if the firmware
were for more commonly used hardware.

The simplest thing to do seems to be to add firmware-linux-free to
debian-cd's list of firmware packages, then it will be available in the
same firmware tarball as the other, non-free firmware. 

-- 
see shy jo

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