> The new iso image doesn't work (again).

Darn.

> You can please send me the complete set of instructions for 
> build my own iso
> image? i need try with possible configurations to set the NIC 
> correctly.

Download the SI tarball (or CVS sync).  Run 'make kernel' from the new root
tarball directory to get all the latest sources.  Patch the kernel directory
(root/src/linux-version) directly with the new drivers, then tar & bzip2 the
linux-version/ up.  The 'make kernel' command will not use existing
directories.  The script will remove existing source directories, then untars
& decompresses if the source file exists.  After you patch the kernel and run
'make kernel' again on the patched tar.bz2 linux kernel file, your new kernel
should be in SI-root/src/linux-your.version/arch/i386/boot/bzImage.  Copy
this to /usr/share/systemimager/boot/i386/standard.  Mv kernel kernel.orig.
Mv bzImage kernel.  Mkautoinstallcd --outfile /your/path/yourisoname.iso.

If you get a kernel/ISO that works, let me know and I can host the file for
you.  If you could patch the kernel with SATA & e1000 in addition to bcm57xx
that would be super.

> Just as a though since you are having such an issue....have 
> you thought
> about adding the drivers you need to the initrd and modifying the
> rc.local script?  This has worked for me in the past when I was unable
> to get a kernel to compile and work correctly.

I've found this method to be much easier.  The initrd stuff always seems to
take longer - certainly to compile everything takes a LOT longer - and
furthermore be more problematic than a kernel compile.  It is true using
modules is useful for those that need to pass module commands to NICs,
though.  I haven't run into one of these people yet.  (Why wouldn't ethtool
work?).

If people were to actually give dmesg-like output of what they are seeing at
boot back it might not be such a bear to solve.  As it is "it doesn't work"
doesn't help much.  Lspci etc. output would be useful.

Regards,

P


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