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| author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-10-04 14:42:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-10-04 14:42:49 +0000 |
| commit | 75d6c56d5d8a38290c8fdbe21bbe45522c634d21 (patch) | |
| tree | 92f6311cbf91e9bf128643b1ef0ac7402cf75b65 /en/hardware/network-cards.xml | |
| parent | 07f6c1c62f98d18b65a04126d948a9762ce31505 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-75d6c56d5d8a38290c8fdbe21bbe45522c634d21.zip | |
Document support in the installer for loading missing firmware
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/network-cards.xml | 37 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml index 5e9b1d741..de0968c6a 100644 --- a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml +++ b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml @@ -88,43 +88,14 @@ ISDN is supported, but not during the installation. </para> - <sect3 arch="not-s390" id="nics-firmware"> - <title>Drivers Requiring Firmware</title> -<para> - -The installation system currently does not support retrieving firmware. -This means that any network cards that use a driver that requires firmware -to be loaded, is not supported by default. - -</para><para> - -If there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still -possible to install &debian; using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Select the -option to not configure a network and install using only the packages -available from the CD/DVD. You can then install the driver and firmware you -need after the installation is completed (after the reboot) and configure -your network manually. Note that the firmware may be packaged separately -from the driver and may not be available in the <quote>main</quote> section -of the &debian; archive. - -</para><para> - -If the driver itself <emphasis>is</emphasis> supported, you may also be -able to use the NIC during installation by copying the firmware from some -medium to <filename>/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware</filename>. Don't forget to -also copy the firmware to that location for the installed system before -the reboot at the end of the installation. - -</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 condition="supports-wireless" id="nics-wireless"> <title>Wireless Network Cards</title> <para> -Wireless NICs are in general supported as well, with one big proviso. -A lot of wireless adapters require drivers that are either non-free or have -not been accepted into the official Linux kernel. These NICs can generally +Wireless networking is in general supported as well and a growing number of +wireless adapters is supported by the official Linux kernel, although many +of them do require firmware to be loaded. +Wireless NICs that are not supported by the official Linux kernel can generally be made to work under &debian;, but are not supported during the installation. </para><para> |