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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b3e019454..fd304124a 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ installation-guide (2012XXXX) UNRELEASED; urgency=low [ Brian Potkin ] * Remove references to businesscard images, which are no more. * Document how to get back from help to menu. + * Improvement documentation about kernel modules needing firmwares, + including how to look for “firmware” in dmesg's output. Closes: #695403. [ Salvatore Bonaccorso ] * Fix typo in network configuration preseed example snipped 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> |