Hi, On 02/09/19 16:10, Baptiste Jammet wrote:
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I don't think the installation guide must cover the "how to use a zip archive" case, but it can maybe suggest to use an external soft and that firmaware files are *.deb.
Debian includes unzip, why not include it ?
For example, in installation-guide/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml: [...] and unpack it to -the file system on the medium. +the file system on the medium. Use an appropriate software like +7-Zip (https://www.7-zip.org/) +or tar (https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/) to obtain a list of *.deb +files to put in the <filename>/firmware</filename> directory mentioned. [...] It is also possible to copy individual firmware files to the medium. Loose firmware could be obtained for example from an already installed system or -from a hardware vendor. +from a hardware vendor. These files are generally binary files and +named *.bin. Baptiste
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