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by **Dali Isl** » Sat, 28 Dec 2002 07:05:53

Hey! I have a quick question to you. I am trying to add a gigabit
ethernet driver on the bootnet.img so that it can support network load
on the servers that has only gigabit connection.

This is what I did >>

mount -o loop bootnet.img /mount

Then I went to the /mount point and tried to gunzip the initrd.img to
get to the module files so I can put the new driver module I typed the
following command >>

gunzip -d initrd.img (This didn't work)

Is there any suggestion anybody can give me will be really
appreciated.
(Any other way of doing it!!)

Thanks
Dali

by **Lee Alle** » Sat, 28 Dec 2002 23:04:08

Quote:>Hey! I have a quick question to you. I am trying to add a gigabit
>ethernet driver on the bootnet.img so that it can support network load
>on the servers that has only gigabit connection.

>This is what I did >>

> mount -o loop bootnet.img /mount

> Then I went to the /mount point and tried to gunzip the initrd.img to
>get to the module files so I can put the new driver module I typed the
>following command >>

> gunzip -d initrd.img (This didn't work)

>Is there any suggestion anybody can give me will be really
>appreciated.
>(Any other way of doing it!!)

You're right: the next step is to gunzip it. gunzip refuses to
operate on the file because it doesn't end in .gz. So just rename it.

You can find the entire process documented here:
http://www.redhat.com/mailing-lists/kickstart-list/msg02393.html

Warning #1: the process of 'reassembling' the files after you insert
your drivers is finicky. Pay close attention to the options for the
cpio and gzip commands or your floppy won't work.

Warning #2: Make sure the module you're adding is compatible with the
kernel -- it should really be pulled out of the RedHat 'BOOT'
directory (that's not the right directory name).

-Lee Allen

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Inserting a ethernet driver in the bootnet.img

Inserting a ethernet driver in the bootnet.img

Inserting a ethernet driver in the bootnet.img