severity 627153 wishlist reassign 627153 wnpp merge 597897 627153 thanks
* Adam Cécile [110518 09:47 +0200]: > Package: alsa-utils > Version: 1.0.23-4 > Severity: important > > Hello, > > I'm not sure if it's the right package to report this bug, but hopefully, > you'll be interrested in. > Debian alsa stack is missing the alsa-firmware package. This non-free packages > contains a couple of firmware used by soundcards. As you noticed the alsa-firmware package contains non-free packages which are not supported by the Debian main repo. > For example, high EMU cards > are handled by a regular kernel but doesn't work at all because hana.fw > firmware is missing. > > There's an RFP/ITP open here without any activity: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=597897 > > A miling list thread without any conclusion: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2011/02/msg00046.html As you noticed there was an idea to put the firmwre in firmware-linux-nonfree but also not, because the firmware isn't included in the linux-kernel. > A bug opened at Ubuntu BTS, no solution either (since 2005!!!): > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/26294 This is not Debian > And the download repository at alsa-projetc: > ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/firmware/ Try yourself ;-) > Finally, I found a package in medibuntu: > http://packages.medibuntu.org/natty/alsa-firmware.html Ubuntu is not Debian. So severity set to wishlist and merged with #597897 -- Excellent day for drinking heavily. Spike the office water cooler;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
