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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-11-03 17:57:51 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-11-15 12:16:43 +0100
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installer: Report known-unsupported PCI devices.
* gnu/installer/hardware.scm: New file.
* gnu/local.mk (INSTALLER_MODULES): Add it.
* po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add it.
* gnu/installer.scm (installer-steps): Pass #:pci-database to the
'welcome' step procedure.
* gnu/installer/newt.scm (welcome-page): Add #:pci-database and pass it
to 'run-welcome-page'.
* gnu/installer/newt/welcome.scm (check-hardware-support): Add #:pci-database.
Enumerate unsupported PCI devices and run an error page when unsupported
devices are found.
(run-welcome-page): Add #:pci-database and pass it to
'check-hardware-support' and to the recursive call.
* gnu/installer/record.scm (<installer>)[welcome-page]: Adjust comment.
* doc/guix.texi (Hardware Considerations): Mention it.
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@@ -2234,6 +2234,9 @@ Linux-libre driver.  Free firmware exists for both and is available
 out-of-the-box on Guix System, as part of @code{%base-firmware}
 (@pxref{operating-system Reference, @code{firmware}}).
 
+The installer warns you early on if it detects devices that are known
+@emph{not} to work due to the lack of free firmware or free drivers.
+
 @cindex RYF, Respects Your Freedom
 The @uref{https://www.fsf.org/, Free Software Foundation} runs
 @uref{https://www.fsf.org/ryf, @dfn{Respects Your Freedom}} (RYF), a