On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 03:17:08PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: >On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 06:58:52PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > >I've added code into debian-cd to generate images with firmware on the >first CD. Add "FORCE_FIRMWARE=1" in CONF.sh. I've also tweaked the >build scripts so that we'll start generating them. I can see that I've >got all the firmware debs in /firmware in the ISO, but I don't see any >feedback to suggest that the installer is picking up on them. Test >images available at > >http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/sid_d-i/20100527-7/i386/iso-cd/firmware-testing-i386-netinst.iso >http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/sid_d-i/20100527-7/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso > >in case anybody else wants to help testing them. I've still got a >couple more things to decide about these new firmware-included images >even once we've got these working: > > * where exactly to put them on cdimage (for now they're alongside the > normal images) > > * how to describe them in the README on the disc. For now I've added: > > "This disc includes non-free firmware files to make installation > easier on some systems. See http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware for > more details." > > but I'm open to suggestions for something better.
No responses yet. Anyone??? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "...In the UNIX world, people tend to interpret `non-technical user' as meaning someone who's only ever written one device driver." -- Daniel Pead -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100609121627.gb6...@einval.com
