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| author | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2011-08-28 15:30:57 +0000 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2011-08-28 15:30:57 +0000 |
| commit | 79f9e6f1a38cf645f224bba2b6b44e98e57cede1 (patch) | |
| tree | ede2d7e267d5e3d5ca05315a40601b328135ce9b /en/using-d-i | |
| parent | 1559c0859e407c07fa0e7c2ffc0b80c04676e19f (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-79f9e6f1a38cf645f224bba2b6b44e98e57cede1.zip | |
Add a pointer to the unofficial non-free CDs with firmware.
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml b/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml index 0686e1455..95a13496e 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml @@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ the installation. <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 +Official CD images do not include non-free firmware. The most common +method to load such firmware is from some removable medium such as a USB +stick. Alternatively, unofficial CD builds containing non-free firmware +can be found at <ulink url="&url-firmware-cds;"/>. + +To prepare a USB stick (or other medium like a hard drive partition, or floppy +disk), 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. |