Or maybe there are already some instructions on using blank.img, that I have not been able to find. I don't mind RTFM, if I can find it. Jim Fritz wrote: > > I am not sure how to go about this, I have found that the > kernel-2.2.17-21mdk.i586.rpm from 7.2beta3 does include the module. But > I am not sure why it isn't available during the install; but it isn't as > far as I can find. So what all besides the vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk, > assuming I can get it out of the rpm, do I need to copy to this floppy? > > Pixel wrote: > > > > Jim Fritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I have been trying out the 7.2 beta, and so far I like it except for 1 > > > problem I am having. The 2.2.17 kernel has the new 3Ware adapter driver > > > in it, but the install doesn't list it as an available driver. It > > > should be listed once I select "Have SCSI", as it is a SCSI driver. Is > > > it possible that the 3w-xxxx, some how got left out of the list of > > > modules compiled in. If so how could I go about getting this recified, > > > or possibly creating my own ISO that includes this module? Any help > > > would be appreciated as I am expecting 15 servers next month which will > > > be using 3ware's IDE RAID cards. And no I don't work for or have any > > > relations with 3ware, other than a than one of being a completely > > > satisfied customer. > > > > Solution: Use your own custom kernel together with the floppy image blank.img. > > > > The custom kernel must contain every driver needed for the installation, not > > just modules. It must also be less than 700KB to fit on the floppy. Just create > > a boot floppy using blank.img by using dd if=blank.img of=/dev/fd0 if /dev/fd0 > > is your floppy device. Next run mcopy vmlinuz a: on the Linux command line where > > vmlinuz is the file name of your custom kernel. > > > > be carefull to include support for initrd! > > -- > Thanks, > Jim Fritz, President F&H SoftHouse, Inc. > 603 East 16th Street Holland, MI 49423 > Phone: (616) 395-9556 Fax: (616) 395-9557 -- Thanks, Jim Fritz, President F&H SoftHouse, Inc. 603 East 16th Street Holland, MI 49423 Phone: (616) 395-9556 Fax: (616) 395-9557
