On Sun, Oct 02, 2022 at 05:31:16PM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote: >Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> (2022-10-02): >> * Extra d-i code to inform users about what firmware blobs have been >> loaded and the matching non-free-firmware packages. Plus information >> about the hardware involved. Maybe a new d-i module / udeb for this? >> Exact details here still TBD. Probably the biggest individual piece >> of work here. > >Not just blobs that were loaded, but also those which might get loaded >in the installed system (since we don't have all modules around), see >hw-detect.post-base-installer.d/50install-firmware in hw-detect (udevadm >vs. modalias stuff).
ACK. >> * Tweaks to add the non-free-firmware section in the apt-setup module >> if desired/needed. >> >> * An extra boot option (a debconf variable) to disable loading extra >> firmware automatically, then exposed as an extra option through the >> isolinux and GRUB menus. d-i "expert mode" can also be used to tweak >> this behaviour later, except (obviously) for things like audio >> firmware that *must* be loaded early if they're going to be useful >> at all. > >The option/variable looks easy enough (once we decide what to call it)… >Not sure what would be best to expose it to users: bootloader menus >already have many options (text vs. graphical, normal vs. rescue, >accessibility settings, etc.), and don't get internationalization >support anyway. On the flip side, having to go through a full expert >installation is very nice. > >Maybe start by documenting the option (probably installation guide plus >release notes), and of course implementing it; then see if/how we expose >it? Yup. Very much in that order... :-) -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me
