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Bug#962802: nonfree firmware install media exists



Package: www.debian.org


Hello Website team,

We, Debian, as friendly as we are, have several welcoming entrances.
One entry point, install media that does support hardware
that insists on binary only artifacs, is poorly documented.

Please make it possible that unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware
can be "clicked" through links.

I did know that page https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/daily-builds
exists, but had to find an extrenal websearch to get there again.


Regards
Geert Stappers
DD


On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 02:17:12PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 01:03:09PM +0200, Dylan Lom wrote:
> > Package: installation-reports
> > 
> > Boot method: USB
> > Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso
>     <snip/> 
> > Base System Installation Checklist:
> > 
> > Initial boot:           [O]
> > Detect network card:    [E]
> > Configure network:      [O]
> > Overall install:        [O]
> > 
>     <snip/> 
> > Comments/Problems:
> > 
> > The laptop uses the relatively new Realtek 8822CE card, which the
> > firmware-realtek package doesn't include yet. Running `dmesg | grep
> > network` contained an error about the rtw_pci module not being able
> > to find the driver (I didn't record the precise error).
> > 
> > I was able to get the WiFi working in the installer by downloading the
> > latest linux-firmware tarball[1] from git.kernel.org, and replacing
> > the files in /lib/firmware/rtw88 in a shell.
> > 
>  
> Woh, SKILLED    [2]
> 
> Thanks for the install report  and especial from reporting how to add
> what is missing.
> 
> On the "firmware-realtek package doesn't include yet" are the expections
> not quiet right.  https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-realtek
> says that the package is in "non-free". Which means it wouldn't get
> included on official Debian install media.
> 
> Workaround is
> https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/
> 
> Please do an install with firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso from
> https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/daily-builds/sid_d-i/20200614-3/amd64/iso-cd/
> and report back.
> 
>  
> Regards
> Geert Stappers
> 
> [1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/snapshot/linux-firmware-20200519.tar.gz
> [2] Yes, that is a compliment
> 

Groeten
Geert Stappers
-- 
Silence is hard to parse


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