[Mageia-discuss] What network interfaces are supposed to be supported by boot.iso?

[Morgan Leijström]

tisdagen den 17 april 2012 22.47.18 skrev  Thomas Backlund:
> 17.04.2012 22:40, Morgan Leijström skrev:
> > tisdagen den 17 april 2012 10.49.12 skrev  Morgan Leijström:
> >> måndagen den 16 april 2012 21.42.00 skrev  Thomas Backlund:
> >>> 16.04.2012 22:24, Florian Hubold skrev:
> >>>> Am 16.04.2012 11:01, schrieb Thomas Backlund:
> >>>>> Trouble for most (if not almost all) wireless usage is that we would
> >>>>> need to know how to find and connect to the wireless AP and enter
> >>>>> passwords etc, and this falls out of scope of boot.iso as it needs
> >>>>> network access to download stage2 installer where this could be done.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Uhmm, maybe i didn't understand something, but what
> >>>> would be the point then to have some wireless firmwares
> >>>> in boot-nonfree.iso ?
> >>> 
> >>> not much for now, the iwl packages I have added is in order to test
> >>> what can be done... but that is still wip....
> >>> 
> >>> But it  also carries kernel-firmware-nonfree wich is needed for some
> >>> disc controllers and even wired lan cards and so on...

I put a suggestion on a stripped down LiveCD here:

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5467

For best HW compatibility, but not having to download a whole CD.
(It is much for some people)

> >> 
> >> Is it supposed to support PC-cards?
> >> 
> >> I got the feeling my PC card did not get powered/initialised, as not
> >> even the LED showing cable connection lit up.
> > 
> > Now I remeber i did take a photo of the message when it gives up.
> > 
> > I type it here:
> >   No NET device found.
> >   
> >   Hint: If you're using a Laptop, note that
> >   PCMCIA Network adapters are now supported
> >   either with 'pcmcia.img' or 'network.img'.
> >   please try both these bootdisks.
> >   
> >                            [OK]
> 
> Heh, thats old code/warning/info that should be removed...

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5466

>
> > Not finding these images i suppose this message should be updated to
> > refer to all.img and/or boot-nonfree.iso?
> 
> file a BR

Two: wifi and PC-Card respectively support on network installer isos.
https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2191&p=16743#p16743

> attach output of dmesg and lspcidrake -v

Actually i have changed wifi now for better performance.
I wil test whatever gets asked in the bug.
-if it is at all intended to be supported or we just set this as enhancement 
request(s) instead.

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Morgan Leijström