Re: Firware drivers?

[Pascal Hambourg <pascal.mail@plouf.fr.eu.org>]

Mark a écrit :
> 
>     I have read the Squeeze Release Notes, here is what it says about
>     non-free firmware.  So the RTFM responses can stop now...
> 
>           2.1.2. Firmware moved to the non-free section
> 
>     Some drivers included in the Linux kernel used to contain non-free
>     firmware blobs. Starting from squeeze this firmware has been moved
>     to separate packages in the non-free section of the archive, such as
>     |firmware-linux|. If such packages are installed, the firmware will
>     be loaded automatically when required.

After reading this (*before* upgrading), you just go back to the Debian
site home page, click on the "Packages" link, search for
"firmware-linux", read that it is a meta-package depending on
firmware-linux-free and firmware-linux-nonfree, click on the link and
read the list of affected hardware.