Re: Installing firmware and ISO images on CD/DVD

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>]

Hello!

> On Feb 9, 2021, at 1:22 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I'd like to install the additional firmware required for PowerPC. It
> is briefly discussed at
> https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/ch06s04.html.en.
> 
> The problem I am having is, PowerMac's don't have an eject button. I
> can't eject the installer to add the firmware CD from
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/archive/8.10.0+nonfree/powerpc/iso-cd/.
> I tried to use a USB stick but the firmware was not found. (I don't
> even think the USB bus was scanned - the led on the usb stick did not
> blink).

You can eject the CD from the command line with:

# eject /dev/cdrom

or

# eject /dev/sr0

> I think the installer should be modified in two places to support an
> eject operation. The first place is the "Missing firmware" screen. The
> second place is the "Configure Apt" screen.

That could potentially be done but we‘re adding firmware on the ISOs in the near future anyway.

Adrian