On Ma, 08 feb 11, 20:06:54, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:09:20 -0800, Mark wrote: > > > So given that info, on systems that already have "contrib non-free" in > > /etc/apt/sources.list with the appropriate firmware installed and > > working, will the "firmware-linux" metapackage load the necessary > > firmware when following the procedures in the Release Notes? Or will > > the methods in the Debian Wiki be necessary after upgrading? > > Also note that the metapackage is like a "bundle" for all the firmwares > and you may not need all of them. I hope there is still available each > firmware to download independently :-?
It's easy to check ;) $ LANG=C apt-cache depends firmware-linux firmware-linux Depends: firmware-linux-free Depends: firmware-linux-nonfree $ LANC=C apt-cache show firmware-linux-nonfree [snip] Description: Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel This package contains the binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel. This is a collection of firmware blobs which are not individually large enough to warrant a standalone package. . Contents: [snip 75 lines with the firmware files contained] Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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