Bug#684968: debian-installer: requests non-free firmware for a device that works just as well without it
Package: debian-installer
Severity: wishlist
Tags: d-i
Dear Maintainer,
I have a notebook with a realtek nic which doesn't need any non-free firmware
files to operate. However, debian installer requests me to install non-free
firmware. It doesn't make any difference if I install it or reject the request
– the network adapter just works.
Debian installer shouldn't ask me to install non-free firmware for a device
that works just as well without it.
My hardware: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
Firmware file which debian installer requests: rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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