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.

doc/guix.texi

@@ -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

gnu/installer.scm

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages nano)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages pciutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
   #:use-module (gnu system locale)
@@ -226,7 +227,9 @@ selected keymap."
           (id 'welcome)
           (compute (lambda _
                      ((installer-welcome-page current-installer)
-                      #$(local-file "installer/aux-files/logo.txt")))))
+                      #$(local-file "installer/aux-files/logo.txt")
+                      #:pci-database
+                      #$(file-append pciutils "/share/hwdata/pci.ids.gz")))))
 
          ;; Ask the user to select a timezone under glibc format.
          (installer-step
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@ selected keymap."
     (with-extensions (list guile-gcrypt guile-newt
                            guile-parted guile-bytestructures
                            guile-json-3 guile-git guile-webutils
+                           guile-zlib           ;for (gnu build linux-modules)
                            (current-guix) gnutls)
       (with-imported-modules `(,@(source-module-closure
                                   `(,@modules

gnu/installer/hardware.scm

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu installer hardware)
+  #:use-module (gnu build linux-modules)
+  #:use-module (guix i18n)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-71)
+  #:export (unsupported-pci-device?
+            pci-device-description))
+
+(define %unsupported-linux-modules
+  ;; List of Linux modules that are useless without non-free firmware.
+  ;;
+  ;; Currently only drivers for PCI devices are listed.  USB devices such as
+  ;; "btintel" would require support to list USB devices and read the USB
+  ;; device ID database.  Punt for now as this is usually less critical.
+  ;;
+  ;; This list is currently manually maintained based on information on
+  ;; non-free firmware available from
+  ;; <https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=firmware&searchon=names&suite=stable&section=all>.
+  '(;; WiFi.
+    "brcmfmac"
+    "ipw2100"
+    "ipw2200"
+    "iwlwifi"
+    "mwl8k"
+    "rtl8188ee"
+    "rtl818x_pci"
+    "rtl8192ce"
+    "rtl8192de"
+    "rtl8192ee"
+
+    ;; Ethernet.
+    "bnx2"
+    "bnx2x"
+    "liquidio"
+
+    ;; Graphics.
+    "amdgpu"
+    "radeon"
+
+    ;; Multimedia.
+    "ivtv"))
+
+(define unsupported-pci-device?
+  ;; Arrange to load the module alias database only once.
+  (let ((aliases (delay (known-module-aliases))))
+    (lambda (device)
+      "Return true if DEVICE is known to not be supported by free software."
+      (any (lambda (module)
+             (member module %unsupported-linux-modules))
+           (matching-modules (pci-device-module-alias device)
+                             (force aliases))))))
+
+(define (pci-device-description pci-database)
+  "Return a procedure that, given a PCI device, returns a string describing
+it."
+  (define (with-fallback lookup)
+    (lambda (vendor-id id)
+      (let ((vendor name (lookup vendor-id id)))
+        (values (or vendor (number->string vendor-id 16))
+                (or name (number->string id 16))))))
+
+  (define pci-lookup
+    (with-fallback (load-pci-device-database pci-database)))
+
+  (lambda (device)
+    (let ((vendor name (pci-lookup (pci-device-vendor device)
+                                   (pci-device-id device))))
+      (if (network-pci-device? device)
+          ;; TRANSLATORS: The two placeholders are the manufacturer
+          ;; and name of a PCI device.
+          (format #f (G_ "~a ~a (networking device)")
+                  vendor name)
+          (string-append vendor " " name)))))

gnu/installer/newt.scm

@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ report it by email to ~a.") uploaded-name %guix-bug-report-address)
 (define (timezone-page zonetab)
   (run-timezone-page zonetab))
 
-(define (welcome-page logo)
+(define* (welcome-page logo #:key pci-database)
-  (run-welcome-page logo))
+  (run-welcome-page logo #:pci-database pci-database))
 
 (define (menu-page steps)
   (run-menu-page steps))

gnu/installer/newt/welcome.scm

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 
 (define-module (gnu installer newt welcome)
   #:use-module ((gnu build linux-modules)
-                #:select (modules-loaded))
+                #:select (modules-loaded
+                          pci-devices))
   #:use-module (gnu installer dump)
+  #:use-module (gnu installer hardware)
   #:use-module (gnu installer steps)
   #:use-module (gnu installer utils)
   #:use-module (gnu installer newt page)
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-35)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-71)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 format)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:use-module (ice-9 receive)
   #:use-module (newt)
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ we want this page to occupy all the screen space available."
         (lambda ()
           (destroy-form-and-pop form))))))
 
-(define (check-hardware-support)
+(define (check-hardware-support pci-database)
   "Warn about unsupported devices."
   (when (member "uvesafb" (modules-loaded))
     (run-error-page (G_ "\
@@ -129,9 +133,28 @@ This may be a false alarm, but possibly your graphics hardware does not
 work well with only free software.  Expect trouble.  If after installation,
 the system does not boot, perhaps you will need to add nomodeset to the
 kernel arguments and need to configure the uvesafb kernel module.")
-                    (G_ "Pre-install warning"))))
+                    (G_ "Pre-install warning")))
 
-(define (run-welcome-page logo)
+  (let ((devices (pci-devices)))
+    (match (filter unsupported-pci-device? devices)
+      (()                                         ;no unsupported device
+       #t)
+      (unsupported
+       (run-error-page (format #f (G_ "\
+Devices not supported by free software were found on your computer:
+
+~{  - ~a~%~}
+Unfortunately, it means those devices will not be usable.
+
+To address it, we recommend choosing hardware that respects your freedom as a \
+user--hardware for which free drivers and firmware exist.  See \"Hardware \
+Considerations\" in the manual for more information.")
+                               (map (pci-device-description pci-database)
+                                    unsupported))
+                       (G_ "Hardware support warning")
+                       #:width 76)))))
+
+(define* (run-welcome-page logo #:key pci-database)
   "Run a welcome page with the given textual LOGO displayed at the center of
 the page. Ask the user to choose between manual installation, graphical
 installation and reboot."
@@ -161,15 +184,16 @@ Documentation is accessible at any time by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F2.")
    #:listbox-items
    `((,(G_ "Graphical install using a terminal based interface")
       .
-      ,check-hardware-support)
+      ,(lambda ()
+         (check-hardware-support pci-database)))
      (,(G_ "Install using the shell based process")
       .
       ,(lambda ()
-         (check-hardware-support)
+         (check-hardware-support pci-database)
          ;; Switch to TTY3, where a root shell is available for shell based
          ;; install. The other root TTY's would have been ok too.
          (system* "chvt" "3")
-         (run-welcome-page logo)))
+         (run-welcome-page logo #:pci-database pci-database)))
      (,(G_ "Reboot")
       .
       ,(lambda ()

gnu/installer/record.scm

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   (partition-page installer-partition-page)
   ;; procedure void -> void
   (services-page installer-services-page)
-  ;; procedure (logo) -> void
+  ;; procedure (logo #:pci-database) -> void
   (welcome-page installer-welcome-page)
   ;; procedure (menu-proc) -> void
   (parameters-menu installer-parameters-menu)

gnu/local.mk

@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ INSTALLER_MODULES =                             \
   %D%/installer/connman.scm			\
   %D%/installer/dump.scm			\
   %D%/installer/final.scm			\
+  %D%/installer/hardware.scm			\
   %D%/installer/hostname.scm			\
   %D%/installer/keymap.scm			\
   %D%/installer/locale.scm			\

po/guix/POTFILES.in

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ guix/import/pypi.scm
 guix/import/texlive.scm
 gnu/installer.scm
 gnu/installer/connman.scm
+gnu/installer/hardware.scm
 gnu/installer/hostname.scm
 gnu/installer/keymap.scm
 gnu/installer/locale.scm