Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package firmware-nonfree. This includes several important fixes for network hardware: - Added firmware patches for some Realtek network controllers that allow them to work at 1G with a wider variety of cables and link partners. These patches were included in the upstream driver for a long time but were not properly licenced. Currently users may have to disable 1G operation. (#564628, #587960, #596390) - Added firmware for Atheros wifi controllers. (#558740) - Update for Netxen NICs, fixes a bug that can crash the NIC. (#606289) - Update for Atheros AR3011, described as 'Fix EEPROM radio table issue and change PID to 3005'. unblock firmware-nonfree/0.28 -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0 APT prefers proposed-updates APT policy: (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110104053513.3426.53296.report...@localhost