> Of course, you need a working e100 > driver on the boot disk as well. I found that for 7.0 I needed to compile > it with the x-BOOT kernel config. > I'm very nearly there. It's looking for the e100 module, I've > cpio'ed it > (figuring out the --format=crc bit too a while though grrr) > all back up > and now the module tries to load, but there are lots of > resolved symbols. Think simpler. :-) Red Hat did the work of building the module already, they just didn't put it on the floppy you need. # ls kernel-BOOT-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm # cd /tmp # mkdir foo # cd foo # rpm2cpio kernel-BOOT-2.4.2-2.i386.rpm | cpio -iumd # cd lib/modules/2.4.2-2BOOT/kernel/drivers/net # ls 3c501.o arlan-proc.o eepro.o ne.o strip.o 3c503.o arlan.o eepro100.o ne2k-pci.o sundance.o 3c505.o at1700.o eexpress.o ne3210.o sunhme.o 3c507.o atp.o epic100.o ni5010.o tlan.o 3c509.o bcm/ es3210.o ni52.o tokenring/ 3c515.o cs89x0.o eth16i.o ni65.o tulip/ 3c59x.o de4x5.o ewrk3.o pcmcia/ via-rhine.o 8139too.o de600.o fc/ pcnet32.o wavelan.o 82596.o de620.o hamachi.o plip.o wd.o 8390.o depca.o hp-plus.o sis900.o winbond-840.o ac3200.o dgrs.o hp.o sk98lin/ yellowfin.o acenic.o dmfe.o hp100.o sk_g16.o aironet4500_card.o e100.o lance.o smc-ultra.o aironet4500_core.o e1000.o lne390.o smc-ultra32.o aironet4500_proc.o e2100.o natsemi.o starfire.o See what you're looking for? :-) Re-roll the modules.cgz using find . | cpio -o -H crc | gzip -c -9 > modules.cgz Now you've got the module, and you know how to hack the bootnet.img. So, you're set! Thanks, Matt -- Matt Domsch Sr. Software Engineer Dell Linux Solutions www.dell.com/linux #2 Linux Server provider with 17% in the US and 14% Worldwide (IDC)! #3 Unix provider with 18% in the US (Dataquest)!
