Bug#558265: Warns about firmware that is not needed

[Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>]

Package: linux-2.6

I got the following message when upgrading the kernel about a firmware
that might be missing.  On this particular, the firmware is not needed
because it doesn't have a l8168 chip.

Could this firmware warning be smarter, e.g. by looking at the actual
chip and only showing the warning when the firmware is necessary?

  ┌──────────────┤ Configuring linux-image-2.6.32-rc6-iop32x ├──────────────┐
  │                                                                         │
  │ Required firmware files may be missing                                  │
  │                                                                         │
  │ This system is currently running Linux 2.6.30-1-iop32x and you are      │
  │ installing Linux 2.6.32-rc6-iop32x.  In the new version some of the     │
  │ drivers used on this system may require additional firmware files:      │
  │                                                                         │
  │ r8169: rtl8168d-2.fw, rtl8168d-1.fw                                     │
  │                                                                         │
  │ Most firmware files are not included in the Debian system because no    │
  │ source code is available for them.  You may need to reconfigure the     │
  │ package manager to include the non-free section of the Debian archive   │
  │ before you can install these firmware files.                            │

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Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/