Hi, Arnaud Ferraris <aferraris@debian.org> (2025-02-06): > I was expecting something along those lines indeed. TBH I'm expecting the > person who submitted #1076725 and #1076726 to work on that, especially as I > don't own any hardware d-i images could target using those packages. Alright, thanks for clarifying. > > In any case, it'd be nice to have some kind of plan/picture on how > > things would fit together. It's not common (as far as I can remember) to > > have extra tools for hardware support (firmware packages being a rather > > separate topic). > > > > > Those udebs were created per request (see #1076725 and #1076726) in > > > order to allow installer support for Qualcomm-based devices, > > > especially recent Snapdragon laptops. > > > > Alright, maybe #1091799 is an example of such hardware? > > No, that one would be straight ath9k on x86, so neither of those packages > should be required. The first target that comes to mind is > https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Thinkpad/X13s and other similar > WoA laptops/tablets. Sorry about that, clearly not a good idea to BTS before coffee… Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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