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-<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- $Id$ -->
-
- <sect1 id="loading-firmware" arch="not-s390">
- <title>Loading Missing Firmware</title>
-<para>
-
-As described in <xref linkend="hardware-firmware"/> some devices require
-firmware to be loaded. In most cases the device will not work at all
-if the firmware is not available; sometimes basic functionality is not
-impaired if it is missing and the firmware is only needed to enable
-additional features.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If a device driver requests firmware that is not available, &d-i; will
-display a dialog offering to load the missing firmware. If that question
-is confirmed, &d-i; will scan available devices for either loose firmware
-files or packages containing firmware. If found, the firmware will be
-copied to the correct location (<filename>/lib/firmware</filename>) and
-the driver module will be reloaded.
-
-</para>
-<note><para>
-
-Which devices are scanned and which file systems are supported depends on
-the architecture, the installation method and the stage of the installation.
-Especially during the early stages of the installation, loading the firmware
-is most likely to succeed from a FAT-formatted floppy disk or USB stick.
-<phrase arch="x86">On i386 and amd64 firmware can also be loaded from an
-MMC or SD card.</phrase>
-
-</para></note>
-<para>
-
-Note that it is possible to skip loading the firmware if you know the
-device will also function without it or if the device is not needed during
-the installation.
-
-</para>
-<warning><para>
-
-Support for loading firmware is still relatively basic and is likely to
-be improved in future releases of the installer. Please report any issues
-you encounter.
-
-</para></warning>
-
- <sect2><title>Preparing a medium</title>
-<para>
-
-Although in some cases the firmware can also be loaded from a partition on
-a hard disk, the most common method to load firmware will be from some
-removable medium such as a floppy disk or a USB stick.
-The firmware files or packages must be placed in either the root directory
-or a directory named <filename>/firmware</filename> of the file system on
-the medium. The recommended file system to use is FAT as that is most
-certain to be supported during the early stages of the installation.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Tarballs containing current packages for the most common firmware are
-available from:
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-<ulink url="&url-firmware-tarballs;"/>
-</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-Just download the tarball for the correct release and unpack it to the file
-system on the medium.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If the firmware you need is not included in the tarball, you can also
-download specific firmware packages from the (non-free section of the)
-archive. The following overview should list most available firmware
-packages but is not guaranteed to be complete and may also contain
-non-firmware packages:
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>
-<ulink url="&url-firmware-packages;"/>
-</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</para><para>
-
-It is also possible to copy individual firmware files to the medium. Loose
-firmware could be obtained for example from an already installed system or
-from a hardware vendor.
-
-</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2><title>Firmware and the Installed System</title>
-<para>
-
-Any firmware loaded during the installation will be copied automatically
-to the installed system. In most cases this will ensure that the device
-that requires the firmware will also work correctly after the system is
-rebooted into the installed system. However, if the installed system runs
-a different kernel version from the installer there is a slight chance that
-the firmware cannot be loaded due to version skew.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If the firmware was loaded from a firmware package, &d-i; will also install
-this package for the installed system and will automatically add the non-free
-section of the package archive in APT's <filename>sources.list</filename>.
-This has the advantage that the firmware should be updated automatically if
-new a version becomes available.
-
-</para><para>
-
-If loading the firmware was skipped during the installation, the relevant
-device will probably not work with the installed system until the firmware
-(package) is installed manually.
-
-</para>
-<note><para>
-
-If the firmware was loaded from loose firmware files, the firmware copied to
-the installed system will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be automatically updated
-unless the corresponding firmware package (if available) is installed after
-the installation is completed.
-
-</para></note>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>