[Bug 1021733] Re: Complete the Additional Drivers implementation

[Martin Pitt]

FYI: You can remove the pci-db/usb-db stuff from s-p-common now and just
use the 'vendor' and 'model' fields:

ubuntu-drivers-common (1:0.2.62) quantal; urgency=low

  * debian/control: As the PackageKit apt backend is going away, drop the
    Conflicts to packagekit-backend-aptcc. Instead, recommend
    python3-aptdaemon.pkcompat and update the description to point out that
    the PackageKit API does not work with the aptcc backend.
    (LP: #1023953)
  * UbuntuDrivers.detect.py, system_driver_packages(): Add 'vendor' and
    'model' fields for the human readable names from pci/usb databases.

 -- Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:41:12
+0200

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Title:
  Complete the Additional Drivers implementation

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I've started implementing the design in
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareAndUpdatesSettings#drivers ; devices
  can be listed on systems that require binary drivers, and the new tab
  is there with the basic UI bits.

  What's left to be done:
   - Testing, testing, testing.
   - Figure out what is being done wrong  that causes the crash in comment #2.
   - Make sure the cases for multiple devices (wifi, graphics) all need custom drivers.
   - Update status text below each device on their status.
   - Use real icons provided by the design team
   - Do not label non-graphics devices (like Broadcom wifi) as "Graphics device: ..."
   - Improve driver description (in particular for nvidia cards)
   - Do not enable "Restart.." button and show "you need to restart..." until you actually make a change

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