Well, what I finally did was in easy steps. Scenario. Redhat with System Imager Server 3.4.1 (stable). Client xSeries IBM Machine with qlogic storage. For qlogic drivers I use I needed the kernel 2.6 version.
Steps: * Download latest unstable source of system imager 3.5.3. * Modify initrd_src/skel/etc/init.d/function files to match the version STRING. or you can disable the "check_version" funcion in that same path of the file rcS. * Modify patches/linux.i386.config file to match the kernel you want. * Do a make initrd. Get the initrd resulting in the initrd_src directory. * Go to kernel config and compile it to get the bzImage. And voilá, you try that kernel and initrd for the autoinstall... It seems to work for now on my testing machine.. will try in the real client tomorrow... so more thorough testing tomorrow. 2005/11/20, ezra resnedan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Im using Debian for testing kernels, though the system imager is > installed in a red hat system. Will check into that package for > redhat. > > > > 2005/11/18, Bernard Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > What OS are you using? e2fsprogs-devel is available on Red Hat-like systems > > (eg. Fedora and RHEL/clones). > > > > We have been using 3.5.3 for quite some time now and it has been running > > pretty good. We do not test features like update_client or prepare_client > > so I cannot tell you whether those work or not - but simple imaging works > > perfectly. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Bernard > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf > > of ezra resnedan > > Sent: Fri 18/11/2005 11:23 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] Compiling kernel 2.6 for version 3.4.1 of > > system Imager > > > > Well, It is a production environment.. > > > > Still, I have problems to get a good kernel and initrd working with > > 3.5.3. I downloaded the source and Im a bit lost on how to just get > > the kernel and initrd.. > > > > Tried to do a make install_initrd and other options and the configure > > tools tells me Im missing e2fsprogs-dev package which I found > > nowhere.. > > > > :( > > > > 2005/11/18, John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > that's what we've been using for like 4 months or so. > > > > > > On Friday 18 November 2005 11:51, Bernard Li wrote: > > > > Unless you have a specific reason for using 3.4.1, I strongly recommend > > you > > > > try 3.5.3 which already comes with the 2.6 kernel for all archs. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on > > behalf of ezra resnedan > > > > Sent: Fri 18/11/2005 07:08 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [Sisuite-users] Compiling kernel 2.6 for version 3.4.1 of > > system > > > > Imager > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I would need to use a kernel 2.6 for the client auto install of System > > > > Imager 3.4.1. > > > > > > > > I tried to do it manually and then adapt the default initrd to this > > > > kernel but Im going crazy. I dont see any info about this on the > > > > documentation.. > > > > > > > > could anyone provide me a few step by step that i can do to achieve > > this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today > > > > Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam > > > > for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: > > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv28&alloc_id845&op=ick > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Sisuite-users mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users > > > > > > -- > > > John Jolet > > > Your On-Demand IT Department > > > 512-762-0729 > > > www.jolet.net > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. 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