> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Mon, 2
> Apr 2007 12:56:05 +0200> Subject: Re: [leaf-user] How to add NIC driver to
> floppy image for Bering uClibC 3.0.2> > Am Montag, 2. April 2007 00:47:17
> schrieb Andrew Nagy:> > Newbie question here ... how do I add a driver to a
> floppy image?> >> > What I have done so far:> >> > * Read the documentation
> at> > http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/buc-install3.html (Not very helpfull).>
> > * Extracted bootdisk.ima from the ISO file.> > This is the ISO image, what
> do you want to achieve?To be more precise I need a floppy image that will
> boot using VMware Server 1.x whichdoes not recognize 1.68 MB foppies, either
> physical media or image file. Once I get the NICdriver loading (pcnet32) I
> will then add the other modules I need. Booting from the ISOfile gets me a
> boot error.
> Seehttp://www.nabble.com/Does-Leaf-works-on-VMWARE-tf3138468.html> > > *
> Create a new modules.lrp from http://www.ucbering.de/cgi-bin
/modules.cgi,> > specified my NIC modules (mii and pcnet32 )> > If you use a
3.x version this lrp will fail due to wrong kernel version and > changed
config/backup framework.> > > * Modified bootdisk.ima, syslinux.cfg and
leaf.cfg to load only bare> > minimum modules.> >> > What I have so far:> >> >
* The floppy image boots fine other than the NIC driver does not load. I> > see
this on the console:> >> > ----- start quote -----> > pcnet32 - BusyBox v1.2.1
(2007.03.09-18:28+0000) multi call binary> >> > Usage: insmod [OPTION] ...
MODULE [symbol=value]> > ----- end quote -----> >> > * The output from lsmod
lists 'mii' but not 'pcnet32'. If I do a find of> > pcnet32 its not there.> >>
> * Configuration files.> >> > ----- start syslinux.cfg -----> > display
syslinux.dpy> > timeout 0> > append reboot=bios> > default linux
initrd=initrd.lrp init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0> > LEAFCFG=/dev/fd0:msdos
boot=/dev/fd0:msdos> > ----- end syslinux.cfg -----> >> > ----- start leaf.cfg
----
-> > LRP="root config etc local modules libm"> > PKGPATH=/dev/fd0:msdos> >
syst_size=8M> > log_size=2M> > ----- start leaf.cfg -----> >> > ----- start
/etc/modules -----> > mii> > pcnet32> > ----- start /etc/modules -----> >> >> >
What I need:> >> > * Having read the documentation at> >
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/buc-install3.html and not getting anywhere,> >
I need some help in trying to add pcnet32 to my floppy image.> >> > Thanks.> >
In case of a floppy only setup:> Copy the missing module to /lib/modules on
your LEAF box and activate it > in /etc/modules; save configuartion and backup
modules before reboot.> > In case of an ISO image:> Look for "build-modules
-h"> > kp> Uh, yeah. That's the problem. All I see on the floppy image are the
*.cfg files and*.lrp files etc. So how do I add the modules to the /lib/modules
folder?Sorry for being dense, but this is really not intuitive.
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