On Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 07:40:52AM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote: >Hi, > >On 06-08-2021 21:52, Holger Wansing wrote: >> I would like to add a paragraph to the release-notes, describing a bit the >> new "install-firmware" mechanism via modalias, with a link to the new doc >> in the installation-guide, for those who experience problems. >> >> Please find a patch attached. >> (Additionally, I updated some links to D-I alpha and RC releases for >> Bullseye, >> just for completeness. Better than keeping the old ones for Buster in this >> file.) >> >> >> @debian-boot: >> since there was no more comment, I'm turning this into a bugreport now. >> We are already late before release date, and translators need time too... >> >> @release: >> sorry for being late > >I've reordered it a bit, as the template was for a list of changes. As >we now only have one section, let's call it a section. > >I have further fixed two wrongly ordered tags, used bullseye in the >links and fixed a weird sentence in the next section. > >Before pushing, I hope to see comments from Justin.
I'll have a lash... I'm sure Justin can take it further though >From 4c744fe5e3206521ceb3174eb34b5d6ea69c2eab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >From: Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> >Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 07:31:28 +0200 >Subject: [PATCH] installing.dbk: add d-i firmware note > >Closes: #991969 >--- > en/installing.dbk | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- > 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > >diff --git a/en/installing.dbk b/en/installing.dbk >index 7a7e0674..10396c60 100644 >--- a/en/installing.dbk >+++ b/en/installing.dbk >@@ -44,21 +44,46 @@ for the &releasename; beta and RC releases available from >the Debian > Installer's <ulink url="&url-installer-news;">news history</ulink>. > </para> > >-<!-- no major changes >+<!-- no major changes --> > <section id="inst-changes"> >+<!-- normal title > <title>Major changes</title> >+--> >+<title>Help with installation of firmware</title> >+<para> >+ More and more, peripheral devices require firmware to be loaded as >+ part of the hardware initialization. To help deal with this problem, >+ the installer has been improved. Based on a hardware ID to firmware >+ file mapping, if some of the installed hardware requires firmware >+ files to be installed, the code installs them automatically. >+</para> How about + More and more, peripheral devices require firmware to be loaded as + part of the hardware initialization. To help deal with this problem, + the installer has a new feature. If some of the installed hardware + requires firmware files to be installed, the installer will try + to add them to the system, based on a mapping from hardware ID + to firmware file names. >+</para> >+<para> >+ Please note, that this new functionality is restricted to the I don't think the comma is needed. In fact why not just + This new functionality is restricted to the >+ unofficial installer images with firmware included (see <ulink >+ >url="&url-installer;#firmware_nonfree">&url-installer;#firmware_nonfree</ulink>). >+ The firmware is usually not DFSG compliant, so it is not possible to >+ distribute it in Debian's main repository. >+</para> >+<para> >+ If you experience problems related to (missing) firmware, you might >+ want to read <ulink + If you experience problems related to (missing) firmware, please + read <ulink >+ >url="https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/amd64/ch06s04.en.html#completing-installed-system">the >+ dedicated chapter of the installation-guide</ulink>. >+</para> >+</section> > >-<!- - >+<!-- (Disable if "no major changes" is in effect again) > release-notes authors should check webwml repo or > https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ > >-Sources (for buster): >+Sources (for bullseye): > >-https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2017/20170903 >-https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2017/20171206 >-https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2018/20180619 >-https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2018/20181215 >-https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2019/20190202 >+https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2019/20191205 >+https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2020/20200316 >+https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2020/20201206 >+https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2021/20210423 >+https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2021/20210614 >+https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2021/20210802 > - -> > > <!- - TODO: Add >@@ -119,7 +144,7 @@ Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and >Uyghur. > <section id="inst-auto"> > <title>Automated installation</title> > <para> >-Some changes mentioned in the previous section also imply changes in >+Some changes also imply changes in > the support in the installer for automated installation using preconfiguration > files. This means that if you have existing preconfiguration files that > worked > with the &oldreleasename; installer, you cannot expect these to work with the > new >-- >2.30.2 > --