[Bug 216530] New: When Atheros card detected, give a hint about binary drivers
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 Summary: When Atheros card detected, give a hint about binary drivers Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Beta 1 plus Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: dominique.leuenberger@tmf-group.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com When an Atheros card is detected in a notebook, the user needs to install the madwifi package, which for known reasons are not distributed with openSUSE. It would be a very nice hint for the user if he could get a small information about the website http://en.opensuse.org/Atheros_madwifi in this case. The solution would be somehow similiar to the one used in xine, about video playing. If it can not be included in YAST in that short time, at least a comment in the release notes should make it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 locilka@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|yast2-maintainers@suse.de |kmachalkova@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 ------- Comment #2 from sh@novell.com 2006-10-31 04:26 MST ------- AFAIK libzypp does support hardware dependencies, but the way this works is usually that some package has an "enhances" dependency on that hardware. If there is no package that could have this "enhances" dependency (and this is the point here), the only way out I see is to create a pseudo package - one that is basically empty or consists only of a "README" file - that has that "enhances" dependency and either a "notify" text set or, better, a license the user has to confirm. Even though "install notify" might sound better at first, that is only displayed if the user clicks directly on that package, so this won't work out. A license OTOH the user will have to confirm, i.e. he will be prompted in any case. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 ------- Comment #3 from dominique.leuenberger@tmf-group.com 2006-10-31 04:36 MST ------- That doesn't sound to bad to me. For it being completely perfect, the maintainer of the MadWifi Packages most probably should mark the dummy package as 'obsolete' by his packages. And having it always popping up on installation is much better than just having the notify that it could be available. The user really should be informed about that. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 ------- Comment #4 from cthiel@novell.com 2006-10-31 04:56 MST ------- Klaus, what's your opinion on this? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 ------- Comment #5 from kkaempf@novell.com 2006-10-31 07:44 MST ------- The 'dummy package approach' is probably the best we can do currently. This dummy package should also recommend (weak requires) the madwifi package so the real driver gets installed if available. Going forward, we could make messages (as used in patches) first-class objects to implement hardware-dependant user notifications. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 mzugec@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |rchevalier@novell.com ------- Comment #6 from mzugec@novell.com 2006-12-04 06:55 MST ------- *** Bug 119812 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 kmachalkova@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |LATER ------- Comment #7 from kmachalkova@novell.com 2007-02-09 05:31 MST ------- -> 10.3 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530#c8 Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |holgi@novell.com --- Comment #8 from Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova@novell.com> 2007-09-13 08:19:45 MST --- *** Bug 307745 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=307745 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|Installation |Installation Product|openSUSE 10.2 |openSUSE 11.0 Version|Beta 1 plus |unspecified -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 User coolo@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530#c9 Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|LATER | --- Comment #9 from Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> 2008-06-25 03:10:32 MDT --- mass reopening of later+remind bugs of 11.0 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 User kmachalkova@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530#c10 Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|Installation |libzypp AssignedTo|kmachalkova@novell.com |zypp-maintainers@forge.prov | |o.novell.com QAContact|jsrain@novell.com |qa@suse.de --- Comment #10 from Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova@novell.com> 2009-01-19 05:51:24 MST --- Certainly not an issue that could be solved on yast2-network level - this is something for libzypp maintainers (maybe pulling in related packages when certain hardware is detected already works somehow, but I'm really no expert in this). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530 User dominique.leuenberger@tmf-group.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=216530#c11 --- Comment #11 from Dominique Leuenberger <dominique.leuenberger@tmf-group.com> 2009-02-11 10:15:17 MST --- Pulling in a package based on existing hardware is done for all sort of drivers, based on the Supplements: tag. The 'problem' here is that for Atheros, and also broadcom cards, a binary blob needs to be installed in plus. For the bcm cards there is a simple script (most likely also for atheros) (for bcm it's /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware ) The 'problem' is that a 'typical' user installing openSUSE does not know about the existance of this script and he neesd to be informed or even 'supported' in performing this step. (b43-fwcutter is automatically installed if you have a bcm chip, but it's presence remains a mystery for most users...) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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