Bug#815164: check-missing-firmware can't mount fat32
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Hi Laurent,
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 04:40:59PM +0100, Laurent COOPER wrote:
>Package: debian-installer
>Version: 20150422+deb8u3
>
>What I've done :
>
>for installing firmware (for wireless card), I put the on a USB stick
>nowadays, the vast majority of USB stick is formatted FAT32, wich is
>almost read by all OS
>
>What was expected :
>check-missing-firmware should have loaded the missing firmware
>
>What happened :
>Nothing
>
>I managed the problem by using an old small key and formatting this key
>in FAT
>
>FAT32 support should be used by check-missing-firmware
I've just tested doing exactly this and things worked OK for me,
booting from a netinst on a USB stick. Can you tell us more? How did
you boot, etc.?
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
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