Bug#677253: marked as done (please make firmware package versioned for co-installability)
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has caused the Debian Bug report #677253,
regarding please make firmware package versioned for co-installability
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Package: firmware-nonfree
Severity: wishlist
most firmware works with a certain range of kernel versions. if that
range is not big enough to include stable and testing, then, once one is
using backports, one can no longer reasonably use the older kernel.
practical example: on a squeeze system that needs bnx2 firmware, once
you installed the backported kernel and firmware, the system will not
have network anymore with the squeeze kernel (albeit both kernel
packages can be properly co-installed).
therefore, please make the firmware packages versioned
(firmware-bnx2-3.2 or so).
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Address: Daniel Baumann, Donnerbuehlweg 3, CH-3012 Bern
Email: daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net
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On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 06:15:26PM +0200, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Package: firmware-nonfree
> Severity: wishlist
>
> most firmware works with a certain range of kernel versions. if that
> range is not big enough to include stable and testing, then, once one is
> using backports, one can no longer reasonably use the older kernel.
[...]
Currently I try to keep all files that may be required by kernel
versions in stable, testing, unstable, or experimental.
(Backports isn't being thoroughly decrufted but at least the
latest version available there will be supported.)
If I have failed to do so, please report a more specific bug.
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
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- Albert Camus
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