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| author | Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> | 2012-12-26 15:39:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> | 2012-12-26 15:39:58 +0000 |
| commit | 0deacaf97cea713858bb0f47f252b7af3d14cd5f (patch) | |
| tree | 81a673b4a84cdb9ab497c9ef6b5d0e4e9fca843d /en/using-d-i | |
| parent | 6e384752cb5248027df4c0a4775f52893f724134 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-0deacaf97cea713858bb0f47f252b7af3d14cd5f.zip | |
Improvement documentation about kernel modules needing firmwares,
including how to look for “firmware” in dmesg's output. Closes: #695403.
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml | 12 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml b/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml index 95a13496e..640611a79 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ 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><para> + +&d-i; only prompts for firmware needed by kernel modules loaded during +the installation. Not all drivers are included in &d-i;, in particular +radeon is not, so this implies that the capabilities of some devices may +be no different at the end of the installation from what they were at +the beginning. Consequently, some of your hardware may not be being used +to its full potential. If you suspect this is the case, or are just +curious, it is not a bad idea to check the output of the +<command>dmesg</command> command on the newly booted system and search +for "firmware". + </para> <sect2><title>Preparing a medium</title> |