Bug#979104: installation-reports: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 has no firmware in nonfree iso
Hi, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > Holger Wansing wrote: > > > Yes, that works fine, using a netboot image, I am NOT asked to > > > provide > > > firmware for regulatory.db file, because it's already included in > > > the d-i > > > image. > > > > > > However, that's only true for netboot images! > > > > > > My wireless card (on an IBM Thinkpad T60) is also usable with > > > DVD/CD netinst images > > > (so related kernel modules seem to be included in those images; I > > > have explicitly > > > tested that with said images on that T60), so probably wireless- > > > regdb-udeb should just > > > be added to all Linux d-i images? > > > > I prepared a patch for this (includes removing it from the netboot/* files, > > since it's now added generally in pkg-lists/base). > > Will apply it, if noone objects. > > Oh, I see. What I did was to add it to every list that includes nic- > wireless-modules, forgetting that for "CD" images that's not present in > the initramfs and will get installed later. > > I think the cleanest solution, that I originally intended to implement, > is to make it a dependency of nic-wireless-modules, but that was going > to require changing kernel-wedge. But I don't have time to do that > now, so I'm happy with your change. The size increase will be > negligible. Now applied. So, the wireless-regdb part of this bug is now fixed in git. Thanks Holger -- Holger Wansing PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
Bug#979104: installation-reports: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 has no firmware in nonfree iso
Hi,
Holger Wansing wrote:
> Yes, that works fine, using a netboot image, I am NOT asked to provide
> firmware for regulatory.db file, because it's already included in the d-i
> image.
>
> However, that's only true for netboot images!
>
> My wireless card (on an IBM Thinkpad T60) is also usable with DVD/CD netinst
> images
> (so related kernel modules seem to be included in those images; I have
> explicitly
> tested that with said images on that T60), so probably wireless-regdb-udeb
> should just
> be added to all Linux d-i images?
I prepared a patch for this (includes removing it from the netboot/* files,
since it's now added generally in pkg-lists/base).
Will apply it, if noone objects.
Holger
--
Holger Wansing
PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/base b/build/pkg-lists/base
index e5a6c6fba..bf6dc22b0 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/base
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/base
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ kldutils-udeb [kfreebsd]
# Avoid entropy starvation issues (#923675):
haveged-udeb [linux]
+
+# Needed, when nic-wireless kernel modules are included,
+# which seems to be the case on nearly all linux arch images
+wireless-regdb-udeb [linux]
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/alpha.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/alpha.cfg
index 6395df6e2..db687ccc1 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/alpha.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/alpha.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ srm-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-shared-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
console-setup-pc-ekmap
console-setup-udeb
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/amd64.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/amd64.cfg
index 31e4d7b1a..82d663537 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/amd64.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/amd64.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ bogl-bterm-udeb
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
hyperv-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/arm64.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/arm64.cfg
index 0af7b84e9..01fe2b0a5 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/arm64.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/arm64.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ netcfg
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/armhf.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/armhf.cfg
index 46ffac580..cd9ed4435 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/armhf.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/armhf.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ netcfg
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
fb-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/i386.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/i386.cfg
index bf6ff7572..3d06ec1fc 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/i386.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/i386.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ bogl-bterm-udeb
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
hyperv-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips.cfg
index e5186cbeb..ad861e094 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips.cfg
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ netcfg
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips64el.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips64el.cfg
index e5186cbeb..ad861e094 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips64el.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mips64el.cfg
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ netcfg
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
diff --git a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mipsel.cfg b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mipsel.cfg
index e5186cbeb..ad861e094 100644
--- a/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mipsel.cfg
+++ b/build/pkg-lists/netboot/mipsel.cfg
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ netcfg
nic-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-usb-modules-${kernel:Version}
nic-wireless-modules-${kernel:Version}
-wireless-regdb-udeb
virtio-modules-${kernel:Version} ?
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 43deab00b..ba86bb85f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ debian-installer (20201203) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
[ Steve McIntyre ]
* Bump Linux kernel ABI to 5.10.0-1
+ [ Holger Wansing ]
+ * Add wireless-regdb-udeb to all Linux arch images (#979104).
+
-- Shawn Guo Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:11:26 +
debian-installer (20201202) unstable;
Bug#979104: installation-reports: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 has no firmware in nonfree iso
On Tue, 2021-01-12 at 19:50 +0100, Holger Wansing wrote: > Hi, > > Holger Wansing wrote: > > Yes, that works fine, using a netboot image, I am NOT asked to > > provide > > firmware for regulatory.db file, because it's already included in > > the d-i > > image. > > > > However, that's only true for netboot images! > > > > My wireless card (on an IBM Thinkpad T60) is also usable with > > DVD/CD netinst images > > (so related kernel modules seem to be included in those images; I > > have explicitly > > tested that with said images on that T60), so probably wireless- > > regdb-udeb should just > > be added to all Linux d-i images? > > I prepared a patch for this (includes removing it from the netboot/* files, > since it's now added generally in pkg-lists/base). > Will apply it, if noone objects. Oh, I see. What I did was to add it to every list that includes nic- wireless-modules, forgetting that for "CD" images that's not present in the initramfs and will get installed later. I think the cleanest solution, that I originally intended to implement, is to make it a dependency of nic-wireless-modules, but that was going to require changing kernel-wedge. But I don't have time to do that now, so I'm happy with your change. The size increase will be negligible. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Design a system any fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#979104: installation-reports: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 has no firmware in nonfree iso
Hi, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Sun, 2021-01-03 at 14:30 +0100, Holger Wansing wrote: > > Hi, > > > > liangyue wrote: > > > My wifi can not connect. The installer told me that I missing > > > firmware files are > > > regulatory.db, and I solved it by add package named wireless-regdb. > > > I think the package > > > wireless-regdb should be add to nonfree iso. > > > By the way, my amd gpu rx590 also need firmware, because I can't > > > enter desktop > > > environment until I install the package firmware-amd-graphics. I > > > think the two firmware > > > should included in nonfree iso for everyone like my haardware. > > > > Two different issues here: > > > > 1. regulatory.db from wireless-regdb package is not included in non-free > > firmware-including d-i images. > [...] > > regulatory.db is free, and is packaged in wireless-regdb-udeb which > should be included in most installer builds since 20201202. So I don't > know why it's not being found. Hmm, you stated that wireless-regdb-udeb should be included in most installer builds now. That goes down to commit https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/-/commit/2b615f42bd7745ac9add0a36b1630812f95840fb which adds wireless-regdb-udeb to netboot images. Yes, that works fine, using a netboot image, I am NOT asked to provide firmware for regulatory.db file, because it's already included in the d-i image. However, that's only true for netboot images! My wireless card (on an IBM Thinkpad T60) is also usable with DVD/CD netinst images (so related kernel modules seem to be included in those images; I have explicitly tested that with said images on that T60), so probably wireless-regdb-udeb should just be added to all Linux d-i images? Holger -- Holger Wansing PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
Bug#979104: installation-reports: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 has no firmware in nonfree iso
On Sun, 2021-01-03 at 14:30 +0100, Holger Wansing wrote: > Hi, > > liangyue wrote: > > My wifi can not connect. The installer told me that I missing > > firmware files are > > regulatory.db, and I solved it by add package named wireless-regdb. > > I think the package > > wireless-regdb should be add to nonfree iso. > > By the way, my amd gpu rx590 also need firmware, because I can't > > enter desktop > > environment until I install the package firmware-amd-graphics. I > > think the two firmware > > should included in nonfree iso for everyone like my haardware. > > Two different issues here: > > 1. regulatory.db from wireless-regdb package is not included in non-free > firmware-including d-i images. [...] regulatory.db is free, and is packaged in wireless-regdb-udeb which should be included in most installer builds since 20201202. So I don't know why it's not being found. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. - Adlai Stevenson signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#979104: installation-reports: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 has no firmware in nonfree iso
Hi,
liangyue wrote:
> My wifi can not connect. The installer told me that I missing firmware
> files are
> regulatory.db, and I solved it by add package named wireless-regdb. I think
> the package
> wireless-regdb should be add to nonfree iso.
> By the way, my amd gpu rx590 also need firmware, because I can't enter
> desktop
> environment until I install the package firmware-amd-graphics. I think the
> two firmware
> should included in nonfree iso for everyone like my haardware.
Two different issues here:
1. regulatory.db from wireless-regdb package is not included in non-free
firmware-including d-i images.
That's because that package is not caught by the mechanism in debian-cd, to find
firmware packages (because its name does not contain "firmware" or "microcode").
So, what to do here?
Rename package into something like wireless-regdb-firmware or similar?
Or patch debian-cd, to find that package?
An (untested) patch against debian-cd is attached.
2. Firmware for graphics cards is included in firmware d-i image, but is
not installed by the installer.
That seems to become a big issue these days, given the number of reports
stating about such cases.
Maybe we could get something done to minimize the impact for users here?
I have already mentioned this some weeks ago
(see https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2020/12/msg00026.html).
My proposal at
https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2020/12/msg00160.html
is of course not very smart, requiring input from user which package to
install, but that's the only I can come up with, lacking more skills.
However, maybe it's better than nothing?
(We could rephrase the template, to mention the package names for graphic-card
firmwares exactly there...)
Holger
--
Holger Wansing
PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
diff --git a/tools/generate_firmware_task b/tools/generate_firmware_task
index 40c4ddd3..1d66c3b8 100755
--- a/tools/generate_firmware_task
+++ b/tools/generate_firmware_task
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ sub check_packages($$) {
m/^Package: (\S+)/m and $pkg = $1;
m/^Filename: (\S+)/m and $filename = $1;
- if (! ($pkg =~ /(microcode|firmware)/)) {
+ if (! ($pkg =~ /(microcode|firmware|wireless-regdb-udeb)/)) {
next;
}
diff --git a/tools/make-firmware-image b/tools/make-firmware-image
index e5d7438b..d25b1e72 100755
--- a/tools/make-firmware-image
+++ b/tools/make-firmware-image
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rm -rf $TMPDIR/firmware
mkdir -p $TMPDIR/firmware
FILES=`$BASEDIR/tools/catz ${MIRROR}/dists/${SUITE}/*/binary-*/Packages.*z* | \
-grep-dctrl -Pe '.*(firmware|microcode).*' -s Filename -n | sort -u`
+grep-dctrl -Pe '.*(firmware|microcode|wireless-regdb-udeb).*' -s Filename -n | sort -u`
for FILE in $FILES; do
# Don't use "grep -q" here, it causes errors from tar
