On Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:27:28 -0800, Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> wrote: >"Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> writes: >> It already does: the second or third question gives you the option to >> install non-free firmware, if needed, from a USB stick. That method does >> work but very few people use it. > >This is the method that I personally always use, but I install systems >infrequently and every time I install a new system I have to work out >again from scratch how to make this work. It sounds like it should be >simple, and yet it never is.
Amen. I have the same experience. My workaround is to plug in a network cable for installation. But alas, I have up to now been able to avoid hardware without built-in Ethernet. I guess that many USB Ethernet interfaces will work out of the box without non-free, right? Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
