Frans Pop <elen...@planet.nl> writes: > On Wednesday 24 December 2008, Don Armstrong wrote: >> It would be nice if you (or someone else) would then explain[1] why >> having a limited set of d-i images + cd images which contained the >> non-free firmware necessary for certain hardware to boot would be an >> intractable solution. From where I sit, the major issues with it would >> be: > > The major issue is that it does not solve all use-cases where firmware is > needed. It does not solve the problem for netboot installations, nor for > hd-media installations.
1) So you are saying the NIC can netboot without firmware just fine but won't work under linux at all? 2) Also which hd-media installations need firmware to access udebs? 3) A d-i image which contained the non-free firmware would work just fine for netboot or hd-media. Also it does not have to solve all use-cases. It just has to solve more than without this solution. Further not all install media have to work all the time. So what if the netboot.iso won't work and you need a non-free-businesscard.iso due to firmware udebs? As long as it allows at least one method to work and allows more people to install Debian than without that is a plus. > Also, D-I currently does not support switching CDs during early parts of > the installation. Implementing that would be a fairly major pain. With a cd image which contains the firmware there is no need to switch the CD to a second just firmware image. > We don't want to have users jump through hoops. Having to burn an > additional image just for firmware and having to switch to that image and > then switch back to the installation image is IMO a major hoop. The hoops are for the debian-cd team to jump through, for them to generate a 100% free and an actually usable image. Just like there was cd1 and cd1+non-us a while back there would be cd1 and cd1+firmware. > It also does not really add anything to the option we already have to load > firmware from removable media. It would remove the need for the user to jump through hoops to create and use a second removable media. Plus you said above CD switching isn't possible early on. > Cheers, > FJP MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org