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| author | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2009-12-01 08:37:01 +0000 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2009-12-01 08:37:01 +0000 |
| commit | 4f062b962f5fade1f01c0ec6efda752bca23ae3c (patch) | |
| tree | 8dde2151018702b10fd33d2d4d43c53257666f88 /en/hardware | |
| parent | 0db4da27b4440c933d56888bc35d77d0296b8a7d (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-4f062b962f5fade1f01c0ec6efda752bca23ae3c.zip | |
Reword section on installer's support of wireless.
Be more specific about what is not supported (notably better enctyption
than WEP), and link to firmware loading documentation.
In particular avoid the "still under development", which has a typical
end-user stigma of "can not possibly work".
Diffstat (limited to 'en/hardware')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/hardware/network-cards.xml | 21 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml index be142f984..22c403509 100644 --- a/en/hardware/network-cards.xml +++ b/en/hardware/network-cards.xml @@ -90,17 +90,26 @@ ISDN is supported, but not during the installation. <para> 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 adapters are supported by the official Linux kernel, although many +of them do require firmware to be loaded. If firmware is needed, the installer +will prompt you to load firmware. See <xref linkend="loading-firmware"/> +for detailed information on how to load firmware during the installation. + +</para><para> + 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> -The use of wireless networking during installation is still under development -and whether it will work depends on the type of adaptor and the configuration -of your wireless access point. -If there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still +Support for encrypted wireless during installation is currently limited to WEP. +If your access point uses stronger encryption, it cannot be used during the +installation process. + +</para><para> + +If there is a problem with wireless and +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 |