> I just installed Debian 8 (testing) on a PC of mine with the > graphical installer and the setup ran really smooth - with one > exception: It was a big hassle to find and download the unfree > firmware for my Wifi adapter, which I needed for the installation.
Generally, you shouldn't need a network connection for installation if you downloaded the full CD. > Here’s a suggestion: Let the installer display a code, which the > user can enter on debian.org - it then automatically shows you the > needed files and let you download them instead of mentioning > cryptic file names like rtl8168e-3.fw and so on. That's a good idea. That being said, tarballs containing *all* of the firmware are already (unofficially) produced on a regular basis[1]. Perhaps an easier way of solving this problem would be to have the installer tell the user where these tarballs/zip files are, and that they need to extract them onto a USB stick if they want to use them during the installation? ---- [1] http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54c6ff80.7090...@bitmessage.ch
