Bug#695403: installation-guide: Please point out the limitations of firmware detection
On Tue 25 Dec 2012 at 20:29:29 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> 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
The typo is corrected in the attached patch. I trust someone will
commit it, as I do not have the right to do so.
Regards,
Brian.
--- manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml 2012-12-26 12:48:13.998340804 +0000
+++ manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware_dmesg-3.xml 2012-12-26 14:18:17.000000000 +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. Consequently, 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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