Re: Addition to release-notes?
Hi,
Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> wrote (Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:34:51 +0200):
> what about adding a small hint to the release-notes,
> describing a bit the new "firmware-installation"
> mechanism via modalias, maybe with a link to the
> new docs in the installation-guide, for those who
> experience problems?
>
> I would volunteer for working out a proposal, if wanted...
A first proposal might look like this:
<varlistentry>
<term>Help with installation of firmware</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Since chances are getting higher, that users might need device firmware installed
to get their hardware running properly, the installer has been improved to help
with that.
A new mechanism has been implemented, which tries to detect - based on a
hardware ID -> firmware file mapping - if some of the installed hardware needs
firmware files to be installed, and installs them automatically in such case.
<para></para>
This works out of the box, if you are using an inofficial installer image with
firmware included (see <ulink
url="https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/#firmware_nonfree";>https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/#firmware_nonfree</ulink>).
When using an official installer image, you will most likely need to enable the
non-free component of the archive, when asked for that, since most firmware
packages are not DFSG-free and therefore not distributable via main.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
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