Andrej Borsenkow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> My aim was to install off Jazz driver connected to parallel port. So I
> needed ppa, parport and parport_pc modules that were missing in all
> images.
>
> Actualy, as I understand now, there was no need to fiddle with boot images
> (it was fun, I admit :-). I could just get modules from Chmoul's archive
> (once more - much thanks for the link!), put them on floppy and manual
> insmod them in expert mode. The only problem is, this floppy needs to be
> ext2 and if you have no Linux yet it is a bit hard ...
Boot off the rescue and create it from there...
> Suggestion: allow vfat floppy with extra modules and provide all modules
> (or at least missing modules) on installation CD. This would allow people
> to manually boot in some unusual configuration.
All the modules are on the CD in Mandrake/mdkinst/lib/modules.cz-2.4.3-BOOT6
I use a ext2 floppy to win the diskspace consumed by fat+vfat driver
modules. I think gain is too little considered the very high constraints
brought by the size of mandatory modules such as scsi and net drivers.
Currently we do not provide following modules, which are IMO more
important than vfat floppy driver.
missing for eth: abyss iph5526 ibmtr winbond-840 tmspci acenic starfire
hamachi sk98lin olympic
missing for scsi: dc395x_trm 3w-xxxx gdth qla2x00 ips fdomain eata qla1280
pci2220i BusLogic
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Guillaume Cottenceau
