Package: installation-guide Severity: normal Tags: d-i patch
The attached patch is a tentative attempt to answer the concerns raised and discussed in #694777. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694777 Regards, Brian.
--- manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml 2012-12-07 11:41:10.000000000 +0000 +++ manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware_dmesg.xml 2012-12-07 13:14:27.000000000 +0000 @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ device will also function without it, or if the device is not needed during the installation. +</para><para> + +The routines used to detect missing firmware can only be of help for +modules loaded after &d-i; has started. This implies that the +capabilities of some devices, the graphics card, for example, are no +different at the end of the installation from what they were at the +beginning and may mean some of your hardware is not 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", "missing", +"unable" or "fail". + </para> <sect2><title>Preparing a medium</title>
