Hi Ben, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (2021-07-27): > [ Reason ] > The binary packages built from firmware-nonfree currently do not > provide the necessary metadata for the installer to determine whether > they are likely to be needed in the installed system. > > [ Impact ] > Desktop installations on PCs with recent AMD or Nvidia GPUs currently > fail to boot properly, with a black screen, even when the unofficial > installation images including firmware are used. Other devices may > also not get their required firmware installed even though the user > has chosen to enable that. > > [ Tests ] > Tests for the binary firmware are not possible within Debian > infrastructure. > > The metadata changes have been tested manually (up to a point) by > Cyril Brulebois. The metadata is validated by appstream-generator, > which shows only some style hints for these packages: > > https://appstream.debian.org/sid/non-free/issues/index.html#Debian_Kernel_Team_%3Cdebian-kernel@lists.debian.org > > [ Risks ] > No firmware is being changed, so there is no risk of regression in the > functionality of the packages. > > The changes to metadata could conceivably affect discoverability of > the packages through AppStream infrastructure, but this seems > unlikely. In any case, automatic installation during system > installation should be a higher priority. > > [ Checklist ] > [X] all changes are documented in the d/changelog > [X] I reviewed all changes and I approve them > [X] attach debdiff against the package in testing > > [ Other info ] > (Anything else the release team should know.) > > unblock firmware-nonfree/20210315-3 The package has already been unblocked by Paul, and after checking a debian-cd daily build (against unstable) Steve and I made sure the relevant info was exposed correctly, and picked up by debian-cd; I've therefore urgented it as well, and it should migrate during the next britney run. Thanks again for your help on this topic! Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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