On Tue 25 Dec 2012 at 20:29:29 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > Brian Potkin <claremont...@gmail.com> (11/12/2012): > > Very helpful. Thanks. > > > > Here is an ammended patch. > > Looks good to me (modulo a tiny typo), please commit
The typo is corrected in the attached patch. I trust someone will commit it, as I do not have the right to do so. Regards, Brian.
--- manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware.xml 2012-12-26 12:48:13.998340804 +0000 +++ manual/en/using-d-i/loading-firmware_dmesg-3.xml 2012-12-26 14:18:17.000000000 +0000 @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ device will also function without it, or if the device is not needed during the installation. +</para><para> + +&d-i; only prompts for firmware needed by kernel modules loaded during +the installation. Not all drivers are included in &d-i;, in particular +radeon is not, so this implies that the capabilities of some devices may +be no different at the end of the installation from what they were at +the beginning. Consequently, some of your hardware may not be being used +to its full potential. If you suspect this is the case, or are just +curious, it is not a bad idea to check the output of the +<command>dmesg</command> command on the newly booted system and search +for "firmware". + </para> <sect2><title>Preparing a medium</title>