> I have a batch of systems that need and updated e1000 driver before the > network device can been seen by the default RHEL5 images provided. > > I was able to get the files I needed and now I'm trying to add the > initrd but when trying to do this the system pulls down the new image > but is unable to read it correctly > > After what I believe is attempt to load initrd I see a lot of gibberish > on the screen like the file is corrupted I'm not sure what I'm doing > wrong > > File myinitrd.img shows its SRV4 format no crc > > This seems pretty trivial yet its giving me a major headache if anyone > could help out I would appreciate it. > > Here are the steps I used to add the new modules to initrd, the modules > I added overwrite the previous ones. > > ahci.ko, e1000.ko > > > > # mkdir /tmp/newinitrd > > # cd /tmp/newinitrd > > # gzip -d < /home/rbrown/RHEL5_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img | cpio -i > --make-directories > > # cd /tmp/newinitrd/modules > > # gzip -d < modules.cgz | cpio -i --make-directories > > # cd 2.6.18-8.el5/x86_64 > > # cp /home/rbrown/dell/*.ko . > > # find 2.6.18-8.el5 | cpio -o -H crc | gzip -9 > modules.cgz > > # rm -rf 2.6.18-8.el5 > > # cd /tmp/newinitrd > > # find . | cpio -o -c | gzip -9 > /tmp/initrd.img Shouldn't you just use the "mkinitrd" command? -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list