KP Kirchdoerfer-2 wrote:
>
> 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?
>
>> * 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
>
>
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Why won't VMware Server boot from the ISO image. Just a "boot error" and
then nothing.
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