Package: release-notes Tags: patch Hi, The kernel now doesn't contain a number of firmware pieces anymore which may be essential to get the system in a workable state after reboot. Unfortunately this was missed in the release notes. The following patch adds a note which refers people to the relevant section of the installation manual that explains it better. I hope it can be applied quickly, sorry for not catching this earlier. The patch could be extended to include a list of such removed firmwares if someone has it available, but just this mention could already save a significant number of problems. thanks, Thijs
Index: whats-new.dbk =================================================================== --- whats-new.dbk (revision 6576) +++ whats-new.dbk (working copy) @@ -537,6 +537,20 @@ <title>Changes in kernel packaging</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> +<term>Binary firmware for some drivers moved to non-free</term> +<listitem> +<para>Some drivers load binary firmware into the device they're +supporting at run time. While this firmware was included in the +stock kernel in previous releases, it has now be separately +packaged in the non-free section. If you want to continue to +use these devices after reboot, make sure the required firmware +is present on the installed system. See section 6.4 of the +<ulink url="&url-install-manual;">Installation +Manual</ulink> for details. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> <term>New OpenVZ<indexterm><primary>OpenVZ</primary></indexterm> kernel flavor</term> <listitem> <para>
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