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Re:Debian and firmware by ggm on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @12:47AM (#31079838)
I have had some doubts about Dell installs which had non-free blob dependencies which were "insert USB stick and hit enter" -when I am doing remote install via virtual media. Mainly this was for broadcom ethernets.

I found in the end, proceeding to install and then post-install patching was easier but tedious.

If you have access to USB slots, this is a non-problem. If it were possible to find and make and maintain "CD with a bit of the blobset glued in" I'd be happier frankly.

Re:Debian and firmware by b5n on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @01:00AM (#31079877)
> if it were possible to find and make and maintain "CD with a bit of the blobset glued in" I'd be happier frankly.

As mentioned in my original comment, those images already exist, and are linked to on the Debian installation page.

Re:Debian and firmware by ggm on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @01:01AM (#31079880)
Skim reading earns dismerit points! Thanks for pointing this out, I'll try harder to use them next install I do.
Re:Debian and firmware by squarefoot on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @08:43AM (#31082326)
You probably want to keep this link at hand as the Debian main page hides everything but the standard stock image.

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/image...

Re:Debian and firmware by ggm on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:09PM (#31089208)
Thanks!
Re:Debian and firmware by pabs3 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @12:49AM (#31079843)
The CDs with blobs have been available for years, the post is mostly about making those CDs the default user experience.