On Thu 27 Mar 2014 at 05:59:27 -0700, Weaver wrote: > On Wed, March 26, 2014 2:03 pm, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Mi, 26 mar 14, 10:25:08, Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote: > > > >> * Say yes (default is no) to "install nonfree software > > > > This activates the non-free repository. > > > >> When I do that, stuff just works. > > > > It might be that the installer also installs firmware-linux-nonfree, > > which contains a lot of firmware, especially for Radeon video cards. > > This however still wouldn't explain why "stuff" (which stuff?) just > > works. > > No, the firmware-linux-nonfree package has to be specifically called. It > is not automatically installed. You will get advised that drivers included > in it, e.g., the Tigon ones, are required, but you have to search for > them, ascertain which package they are in, and specifically select that > package for installation just as you do for any other non-free bundle.
It is possible you may want to revise your statement after reading Section 6.4 of the Installation Guide. In particular: If the firmware was loaded from a firmware package, debian-installer will also install this package for the installed system and will automatically add the non-free section of the package archive in APT's sources.list. This has the advantage that the firmware should be updated automatically if a new version becomes available. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/27032014134907.8d0c83dc4...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
