Hi, Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> wrote (Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:34:51 +0200): > what about adding a small hint to the release-notes, > describing a bit the new "firmware-installation" > mechanism via modalias, maybe with a link to the > new docs in the installation-guide, for those who > experience problems? > > I would volunteer for working out a proposal, if wanted...
A first proposal might look like this: <varlistentry> <term>Help with installation of firmware</term> <listitem> <para> Since chances are getting higher, that users might need device firmware installed to get their hardware running properly, the installer has been improved to help with that. A new mechanism has been implemented, which tries to detect - based on a hardware ID -> firmware file mapping - if some of the installed hardware needs firmware files to be installed, and installs them automatically in such case. <para></para> This works out of the box, if you are using an inofficial installer image with firmware included (see <ulink url="https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/#firmware_nonfree";>https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/#firmware_nonfree</ulink>). When using an official installer image, you will most likely need to enable the non-free component of the archive, when asked for that, since most firmware packages are not DFSG-free and therefore not distributable via main. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -- Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
