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Bug#1033921: debian-installer: Weekly build of d-i fails to find ipw2x00 firmware package



Control: retitle -1 hw-detect: firmware license cannot be accepted anymore
Control: clone -1 -2
Control: retitle -2 hw-detect: rework looping over filenames

Hi,

Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> (2023-04-17):
> On 17/04/2023 at 17:52, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> (2023-04-17):
> > > > Ugly attached patch works for me as PoC.
> > > > Copy fd 0 into fd 9 (because it looked unused) before entering the
> > > > pipeline, and restore it when running install_firmware_pkg.
> > 
> > I think I'd be happy to take this patch for bookworm, as a workaround…

Let's keep -1 = #1033921 for Bookworm.

> > > Here is another patch for hw-detect moving the install_firmware_pkg()
> > > call outside the pipeline instead of playing with file descriptors.
> > 
> > … before considering a real/better fix after bookworm.

Let's use -2 post-Bookworm. Relatedly, some firmware filenames might
include spaces (why oh why), see #1029843. So we might benefit from
reworking the whole thing at some later point.

> I've never cloned a bug report, so I'd rather leave it to a more
> experienced user.

It's been a long time for me, let's see if that works. :)


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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