Re: Installing firmware and ISO images on CD/DVD
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 7:28 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
<glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
> > 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.
That's probably a good choice.
The open source purist can decline to use proprietary firmware. Others
can choose to accept the proprietary software, if desired.
Jeff
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