Re: Manually add firmware (or other) packages for installation?
Holger Wansing wrote:
> There have been no complains, so I'm asking debian-l10n-english for a string
> review of the attached strings now (in CC), and will push the result then soon.
(I don't mind if this is wasted effort for text that won't be used.)
> index c413e88e..fece0893 100644
> --- a/debian/hw-detect.templates
> +++ b/debian/hw-detect.templates
> @@ -96,6 +96,29 @@ Type: text
> # :sl1:
> _Description: Checking for firmware...
>
> +Template: hw-detect/firmware_packages_to_install
> +Type: string
> +# :sl2:
> +Description: Additional/firmware packages to be installed:
> + Modern devices (like graphics cards or network devices) tend to need firmware
> + blobs to be loaded onto the device, to be (fully) functional. Probably such
> + firmware has already been installed during this installation, but there is
> + a chance (especially for graphics cards) that this did not happen yet.
There is such a thing as *free* firmware, but I'm going to assume that if
that was what we were dealing with it wouldn't need any special handling,
so you mean:
Modern hardware (especially graphics cards or network devices) often needs
to have nonfree firmware installed in order to be (fully) functional. This
may already have been dealt with, but if not the firmware can be installed
at this stage.
> + .
> + If you know you have such hardware in your system, you can enter the needed
> + firmware packages here for installation.
> + .
> + For AMD/ATI cards you might want to install "firmware-amd-graphics", for
> + Intel or Nvidia "firmware-misc-nonfree". Be aware that you will need to have
> + "non-free" package sources activated for this!
Wouldn't it be clearer to put that last part in with the "if"?
If you know your hardware requires this, and you have enabled "non-free"
package sources, you can list firmware packages here to have them installed.
For AMD/ATI graphics cards you might want to install "firmware-amd-graphics";
for Intel or Nvidia, "firmware-misc-nonfree".
But what exactly is the context here? If it hasn't happened already, does
that imply they weren't available on the installer itself and need to be
downloaded? If the user has already had a chance to configure network APT
sources, it no longer matters whether the installer itself includes
non-free, unless of course they were hoping to download wifi firmware...
> + .
> + Please note, that you can also use this dialog for installation of any other
> + additional packages you want to have installed, not just firmware. Package
> + names need to be space-separated.
> + .
> + If you don't know what to enter, just leave it blank to not install any
> + additional packages.
> +
Or just:
This dialog can also be used to install non-firmware packages, or left
blank to do nothing. Package names must be space-separated.
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
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