Bug#740499: debian-installer: firmware-7.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso missing broadcom firmware
Package: debian-installer
Version: firmware-7.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch06s04.html.en says
"Alternatively, unofficial CD builds containing non-free firmware can be
found at
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/.";
And https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware says "Alternatively, there are now
versions of the "netinst" CD images that also include all the non-free
firmware packages directly"
Both these extracts infer that all the non-free firmware is in the
firmware image, but firmware-7.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso does not contain
Broadcom firmware (at least not b43). This firmware should be added to
the CD, or the documentation should mention that unofficial builds don't
contain *all* firmware. It's a waste of the user's time to download an
installer that claims to have non-free firmware and then find the
non-free firmware they need is missing.
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