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Bug#695403: installation-guide: Please point out the limitations of firmware detection



Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com> (11/12/2012):
> Very helpful. Thanks.
> 
> Here is an ammended patch.

Looks good to me (modulo a tiny typo), please commit.

> --- 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
                     ^^ +e
> +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>

Thanks.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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