Hi. > 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 > >
Many thanks, i go to try! ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Technopia.NET Mail Service http://www.technopia.net/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Sisuite-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
