by > > We're trying to do a network install of Redhat7 on a dell 5000e with a
> > Xircom RealPort Combo Card, which uses the tulip driver for its network
> > side. The problem is, the bootnet.img supplied by Redhat doesn't include
> > the right driver for the card, and we can't use the network. I know
> > where the right driver is - I can get it from a running system - but how
> > do I get it into a bootnet.img? Is there any way to create these images
> > with the drivers needed?
> First, you need the bootnet.img. ;-) Second, you need msdos filesystem
> support as well as loop mount support in your kernel. (The latter means
> that you can mount a file which has a filesystem in it.)
> mount the bootnet.img.
> mkdir mnt-main
> mount -t vfat -o loop bootnet.img mnt-main
> Next, copy the file mnt-main/initrd.img to somewhere else. This is
> a compressed ext2 image. Next, process it:
> mv initrd.img initrd.img.gz
> gunzip initrd.img.gz
> mkdir mnt-init
> mount -o loop initrd.img mnt-init
> Next, you need to get into this mnt-init.
> cd mnt-init
> cd modules
> Inside this directory there is a modules.cgz which is a gzip
> compressed cpio file. Uncompress it (you might need to rename it),
> un-cpio it, etc. This is where I stopped. I think from here you
> need to un-cpio the file, add your driver to it, then re-cpio and
> recompress. Next, copy it back to the mnt-init/modules. Also, you
> possibly have to modify plenty of files in that directory.
> Don't forget to recompress the initrd.img and copy back to mnt-main.
> Have fun. I hope the commands are ok. I didn't actually copy them
> but I did go through the process.
> Vilmos
Chris