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Bug#991430: installation-reports: Successful install; failed to detect need for firmware for sound card



Hi Matthew,

Matthew Vernon <matthew@debian.org> (2021-07-23):
> Package: installation-reports
> Severity: normal
> Tags: d-i
> 
> Boot method: USB
> Image version: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/bullseye_di_rc2+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-bullseye-DI-rc2-amd64-netinst.iso
> Date: 2021-07-20
> 
> Machine: Lenovo Thinkpad X1 (20TK000PUK)
> 
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> 
> Initial boot:           [O ]
> Detect network card:    [O ]
> Configure network:      [O ]
> Detect media:           [O ]
> Load installer modules: [O ]
> Clock/timezone setup:   [O ]
> User/password setup:    [O ]
> Detect hard drives:     [O ]
> Partition hard drives:  [O ]
> Install base system:    [O ]
> Install tasks:          [O ]
> Install boot loader:    [O ]
> Overall install:        [O ]
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> 
> Install worked great - both graphical and textual (I tried both). My
> only real quibble is that the sound card in this laptop requires
> non-free firmware to work (!), which is in the firmware-sof-signed
> package. Given I was using a with-nonfree-firmware installer, it would
> have been nice if this had been flagged by the installer and/or
> installed for me :)

Thanks for your installation report. You're absolutely right about the
missing firmware, that's known (#989863) and being currently worked on,
even if I haven't posted a progress report just yet.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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