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As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not
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supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the
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&d-i;. Using ISDN during the installation is not supported.
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ISDN is supported, but not during the installation.
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<sect2 arch="not-s390" id="nics-firmware">
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<title>Drivers Requiring Firmware</title>
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<sect3 condition="supports-wireless" id="nics-wireless">
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<title>Wireless Network Cards</title>
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The installation system currently does not support retrieving firmware.
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This means that any network cards that use a driver that requires firmware
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to be loaded, is not supported by default.
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Wireless networking is in general supported as well and a growing number of
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wireless adapters is supported by the official Linux kernel, although many
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of them do require firmware to be loaded.
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Wireless NICs that are not supported by the official Linux kernel can generally
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be made to work under &debian;, but are not supported during the installation.
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The use of wireless networking during installation is still under development
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and whether it will work depends on the type of adaptor and the configuration
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of your wireless access point.
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If there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still
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possible to install &debian; using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Select the
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option to not configure a network and install using only the packages
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available from the CD/DVD. You can then install the driver and firmware you
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need after the installation is completed (after the reboot) and configure
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your network manually. Note that the firmware may be packaged separately
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from the driver and may not be available in the <quote>main</quote> section
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of the &debian; archive.
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If the driver itself <emphasis>is</emphasis> supported, you may also be
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able to use the NIC during installation by copying the firmware from some
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medium to <filename>/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware</filename>. Don't forget to
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also copy the firmware to that location for the installed system before
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the reboot at the end of the installation.
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<sect2 condition="supports-wireless" id="nics-wireless">
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<title>Wireless Network Cards</title>
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Wireless NICs are in general supported as well, with one big proviso.
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A lot of wireless adapters require drivers that are either non-free or have
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not been accepted into the official Linux kernel. These NICs can generally
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be made to work under &debian;, but are not supported during the installation.
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If there is no other NIC you can use during the installation, it is still
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possible to install &debian; using a full CD-ROM or DVD image. Use the same
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procedure as described above for NICs that require firmware.
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your network manually.