On Sat 27 Mar 2021 at 09:04:14 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 11:40:53PM +0000, Brian wrote: > > On Fri 26 Mar 2021 at 17:01:16 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 08:47:38PM +0000, Brian wrote: > > > > On Fri 26 Mar 2021 at 15:22:01 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > Issues with video chipset drivers/firmware are extremely common, > > > > > especially > > > > > if one installed with the "official" images, rather than the > > > > > "unofficial" > > > > > ones which contain non-free firmware. > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > How does using an official unofficial image solve a video problem *by > > > > itself* when booting into the new system? > > > > > > If the necessary firmware is installed by the installer, the chance of > > > a video problem is reduced. No guarantees, though. > > > > Under what circumstances does d-i install non-free packages related > > to video hardware and at what stage of the installation does it occur? > > Perhaps one of those modules [1] needing firmware? > > Note that Greg said, and re-iterated that it /could/ be due to that. > It doesn't have to. Some external hardware wants its firmware loaded, > and might refuse to talk to the kernel driver otherwise (or will appear > in a "minimal", degraded variant). This applies to GPUs, too.
I did previously note the reiteration and acknowledge that video hardware could require non-free firmware. However, does a d-i carrying such firmware ever make any attempt to install it? As I understand it, the installer is designed to probe for and load non-free firmware for network hardware only. __ Brian.
