From 0deacaf97cea713858bb0f47f252b7af3d14cd5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cyril Brulebois Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:39:58 +0000 Subject: =?UTF-8?q?Improvement=20documentation=20about=20kernel=20modules?= =?UTF-8?q?=20needing=20firmwares,=20including=20how=20to=20look=20for=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=9Cfirmware=E2=80=9D=20in=20dmesg's=20output.=20Closes:?= =?UTF-8?q?=20#695403.?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'en/using-d-i') 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. + + +&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 +dmesg command on the newly booted system and search +for "firmware". + Preparing a medium -- cgit v1.2.3