on 6-19-2009 8:00 AM Chadley Wilson spake the following: > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of Chadley Wilson >> Sent: 19 June 2009 03:56 PM >> To: CentOS mailing list >> Subject: Re: Need to rebuild installation CD >> >>> well, you can always just give the cutomer a USB key :) >>> >>> - KB >> [CW] Nope I am afraid we don't do business that way, it would be nice >> though... unfortunately I don't get to decide... >> >> >> Good news however I am testing my first rebuilt disc... > [CW] Does anyone here know where on the install disc the initrd-2.6.18-92.1.22.el5.img is located? > Is it in an rpm? which one? > > I got the cdrom driver loaded at install time with my new disc :) , so it install perfectly now, but the module is not available after install. I can't find the initrd img file and need some direction. > > I plan to dl the source rpm and patch it properly so not to worry. > > FYI - I know this is not the fun way of doing things, and I read many responses to other posts where the outcome is "But why do it that way?" there are two reasons why I am doing it the hard way. the first is for me, I want to learn how. The second is that we often have to add drivers to Linux systems to get them to install. So it is a necessary requirement for me to know how to do this. > > Your input on my above question would be greatly appreciated... TIA > The initrd's are created as part of the post section of the kernel RPM. If you can get your driver into the kernel rpm it should get into the initrd.
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