Hello Bill We search for drivers in usb-storage very early in the install phase (only usb-storage and cdrom and floppy disk drivers are loaded). at this time we don't have any disk controller or NIC drivers loaded so we will not be searching hard disks or luns on a SAN etc..., so we don't have a problem in this regard. Regards, Sandeep. -----Original Message----- From: anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Nottingham Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:00 PM To: Discussion of Development and Customization of the Red Hat Linux Installer Subject: Re: [ PATCH ] RFC: Search and load drivers automaticallyfromusb-storage media Sandeep_K_Shandilya@xxxxxxxx (Sandeep_K_Shandilya@xxxxxxxx) said: > Imagine trying to search 500 SAN partitions for driver updates. > <sandeep> We only search usb-storage devices. Well, you only search things marked 'removable'. *Assuming* SANs, etc. don't set that flag you'll be OK, although I'm not certain they are all sane in this regard. > Right, but what good does embedded usb-storage with drivers do you for > the next OS release a few months later? > <sandeep> > 1. The same is with hardware and firmware which keep upgrading every few months. > 2. OEMs like Dell have baselined to, say, version RHEL 5.0 Every time the hardware/firmware changes > which calls for a new driver then we will qualify the new driver and release it on our support > page. It will be a very exhaustive effort to qualify all new drivers for every update that Redhat releases. Then get the drivers *IN THOSE UPDATES*. Heck, thats why those updates are done. Bill _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
