On Sun 09 Dec 2012 at 17:16:05 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote: > I've prepared the kernel changes to make log messages for firmware > loading consistent. You should be able to document that searching for > 'firmware' will find any failures.
Very helpful. Thanks. Here is an ammended patch. 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-2.xml 2012-12-11 21:55:56.000000000 +0000 @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ 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. Consquently, 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>
