Hi On 27/5/2016 10:59, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 10:41:39AM +0200, Francesco De Vita wrote: > >On 25/5/2016 16:31, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > >> > >> I'm pretty sure we can do that from d-i since that's needed to get > >> UEFI support working AFAICT. Looking at udebs, it seems you want > >> to > >> be loading this one, probably manually if you're at an early > >> stage: > >> efi-modules-4.5.0-2-amd64-di_4.5.4-1_amd64.udeb > >> > >> It contains: > >> ./lib/modules/4.5.0-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars. > >> ko > > > >This time I'm using the Stretch Alpha 6 DI. I successfully loaded > >the efivars module as you suggested, however the efivarfs interface > >remains inaccessible, it still cannot be mounted. > > > >I suppose that the efivarfs module has to be loaded too but there is > >no trace of efivarfs.ko in the DI and I didn't find any udeb > >containing it. Should I load it someway from an external source? > > Ah, that's your problem. It looks like we're not including that > module yet. Most EFI variable users like efibootmgr will fall back > to the older interfaces, so we've not noticed this yet. > > I'll go and fix that now.
I tested the new Stretch Alpha 7 DI and now it automatically identifies the wifi card and it asks for the proper driver. After that, the wifi card works. So far so good but a problem remains. The required firmware is composed by two files: - brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin - brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.txt The first one is available in a debian package [1] but the second one, as I reported here [2], can be retrieved only by accessing the efivarfs interface. I repeated the steps discussed in the previous messages (see the quote above) but still I was unable do it. Is the efivarfs module still not present in the DI or I missed a step? Of course the latter file can be retrieved using a live distro on usb, I simply retrieved it using the Debian that I already installed on the pc. But starting with nothing, if the efivarfs interface cannot be accessed, one has to use a live distro and do this additional step, or take the file from someone else (which in principle should be not recommended). I think that this particular procedure should be easier, right now it could be a hassle for less experienced people. If you answer, please add my e-mail address in CC because I'm not subscribed to this list. Thank you very much. Ciao Francesco [1] https://packages.debian.org/stretch/firmware-brcm80211 [2] https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Asus/T100TA#WiFi
