Bug#695403: installation-guide: Please point out the limitations of firmware detection
On Sun 09 Dec 2012 at 17:16:05 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> I've prepared the kernel changes to make log messages for firmware
> loading consistent. You should be able to document that searching for
> 'firmware' will find any failures.
Very helpful. Thanks.
Here is an ammended patch.
Regards,
Brian.
--- manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml 2012-12-07 11:41:10.000000000 +0000
+++ manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware_dmesg-2.xml 2012-12-11 21:55:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@
device will also function without it, or if the device is not needed during
the installation.
+</para><para>
+
+&d-i; only prompts for firmware needed by kernel modules loaded during
+the installation. Not all drivers are included in &d-i;, in particular
+radeon is not, so this implies that the capabilities of some devices may
+be no different at the end of the installation from what they were at
+the beginning. Consquently, some of your hardware may not be being used
+to its full potential. If you suspect this is the case, or are just
+curious, it is not a bad idea to check the output of the
+<command>dmesg</command> command on the newly booted system and search
+for "firmware".
+
</para>
<sect2><title>Preparing a medium</title>
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