Re: Issues with bullseye installer, graphics related
Thank you for your answer.
Actually, I didn't install the firmware manually in the folders /lib/firmware,
but installed them by installing these packages from the debian repo.
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] firmware-amd-graphics:amd64 20201218-3
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] firmware-misc-nonfree:amd64 20201218-3
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] intel-microcode:amd64 3.20201118.1
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] iucode-tool:amd64 2.3.1-1
[INSTALL] firmware-linux-nonfree:amd64 20201218-3
[INSTALL] firmware-realtek:amd64 20201218-3
I would have expected the installer to detect automatically that these
packages are needed and propose to install them (since I chose to use non-free
repo also).
Process could be something like that: tell the user during installation which
additional firmware may be needed, that it may require non-free packages. Then
ask if the user want's to use them, and in case he does, download and install
the packages.
If it is too difficult to identify which firmware might be needed, maybe just
provide a list of firmwares (free and/or non-free) that can be installed
(since official deb packages exist) and that the user can tick for
installation
I understand the process of adding the firmware through an USB key (for
example), but for having already tried that in the past I found it rather
complex. I thought putting the debian package on the USB root would have been
sufficient, but it wasn't that simple. If I remember well, package had to be
decompressed.
I will give a try at the nonfree firmware ISO (for the missing firmware at 1st
boot issue) & with UEFI (for graphical problems at boot on install DVD).
Kind regards
Fab
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