Control: reassign -1 debian-installer Hello, The installer including firmware is probably easier to use if firmware is needed during the install. On Vi, 15 ian 21, 20:04:44, Dave Dyer wrote: > package: installer > > Installing on an old x86 cpu which requires "non free" drivers, the > installer correctly quotes the needed driver's name. Bravo. but... > > 1) it suggests adding removable media, which is basically impossible > in the context of the installer running from a memory stick > > 2) it doesn't tell you in what path on the media to place the driver. > I still don't know what path would be appropriate if I could figure out how > and where to mount an additional memory stick where it would be seen, > but if (instead) I go back and insert the file on the installer stick > memory stick, it apparently has to go in /firmware > > 3) in my particular case, the driver is brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.bin, which > *also* requires a text file, brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.txt. I know this because > I figured out case 2B and got the installer to accept the .bin; it then > it mentions the need for the .txt file. (Again, thanks, it would have > been impossible to proceed without this key information). However, > there's apparently no way to get the installer to accept the .txt > file in the same way that it finds the .bin. > > 4) a workaround, if you can complete the installation without > the network working, is to copy both files into /lib/firmware/ and > magically the network will work. > > -- > > This whole process is very user unfriendly - especially for for > the case of a novice user (I'm not) trying to install linux for > the first time. Rather than trying to put the whole book of > possibilities in the installer, how about if such messages were > accompanied by links pointing to detailed explanations. Kind regards, Andrei -- Looking after bugs assigned to unknown or inexistent packages
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