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It can be found here:
http://dup.et.redhat.com/
The documentation for ddiskit is rather sparse. I had to dig through
their scripts to understand a bit of it and get it to do what I really
wanted, but it does work! I'd recommend using the new style with a spec
file and rpm building. I've yet to try the depmod.conf overriding to
handle kernel updates when replacing a stock driver. I'm still looking
for a way to roll either the update disk itself or what it generates
into the install media so it is hidden from the user altogether.
-Mark
Chris Hunter wrote:
> Never heard of Driver Update Program. Can you provide links/further
> info ?
> Is this different than dkms ? perhaps you mean kmod kernel modules ?
>
> --Chris
>
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>> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:23:11 +0100
>> From: Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Adding driver to installation
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Not sure how the procedure at Driver Update Program worked
>> for others, but we sucessfully use it now on SL(C)5.2
>> here at CERN for few drivers
>>
>> (updated e1000e, e1000, ixgbe (with ioatdma) etc)
>>
>> We intend to have it also for other add-on kernel
>> modules (whenever possible ... some modules may
>> not be cross-kernel version compatible due to usage
>> of functions not in stable RHEL 5 kernel ABI ..)
>>
>> .. of course we will still need to produce driver disks
>> for installations - but with the recent driver disk kit
>> from RH this is also easier: not only such driver disk
>> image contains kernel modules but also rpms and yum
>> repository information: as a result during install time
>> updated/add-on driver can be used and after install
>> corresponding rpms are installed on the system
>> (and since these are packaged according to DUP guidelines
>> .. there is no need to upgrade them with each and every
>> kernel upgrade)
>>
>> Sounds like less of work with kernel upgrades, right ? ;-)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Jarek
>>
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Mr. Mark V. Stodola
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National Electrostatics Corp.
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