On Sat, 2023-01-21 at 09:38 -0800, Koohyar Hasani wrote: > install Debian (i386 arch) on a touchscreen device (Dell Venue 8 Pro)
This device is likely 64-bit, so you should use amd64 instead. https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/en/uk/CSG-EN-XX-ALL-Venue-8-Pro-5830-Spec-Sheet.pdf https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/78416/intel-atom-processor-z3740d-2m-cache-up-to-1-83-ghz.html > needs an Atheros driver > (https://github.com/qca/ath6kl-firmware/tree/master/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0) This is firmware rather than a driver. I note that it is not present in the upstream linux-firmware git repository, see below for more info. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/ath6k/AR6004 > installer fails to recognize the file and displays the same prompt again I would suggest filing an installation report, but it is going to be hard for you to do that without a keyboard. https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch05s04.en.html#problem-report Probably the right workaround for you to get the install done would be to download the non-free installer image and repack it to include the relevant non-free firmware files in the right place. The wiki pages below are likely outdated but might be helpful anyway. https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/ https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD https://wiki.debian.org/RepackBootableISO > Would like to request that this firmware be added to installation > images and/or the appropriate repository. The process for adding firmware to Debian is to get it included in the upstream linux-firmware git repository and then request an update to the Debian firmware-nonfree source package. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/README https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting Alternatively you could package ath6kl-firmware separately and search for a sponsor, but that is a lot of overhead to workaround the fact that the firmware should be contributed to the linux-firmware git repo, so that the firmware is available to Debian and also other distros. https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/ -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
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