Brian Potkin <claremont...@gmail.com> (11/12/2012): > Very helpful. Thanks. > > Here is an ammended patch.
Looks good to me (modulo a tiny typo), please commit.
> --- 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
^^ +e
> +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>
Thanks.
Mraw,
KiBi.
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