Miles O'Neal wrote: > We're still stuck with SL3 because of app support. > More and more we're needing drivers that aren't > there by default. But a driver diskette is no > longer an option, partly because of size, but > mostly because some of the compute farm systems > don't have room for a floppy (and the USB drivers > aren't there). > > I haven't been able to find anything definitive, > so I'm asking here. > > 1) What does a driver CDROM looks like? I'm > hoping it's just like a driver diskette in > terms of what goes on the FS. > 2) Can I just put that stuff on my KS boot > CDROM and use the same CDROM as a KS boot > CDROM and a driver CDROM? > 3) I'm assuming the only other way to make > drivers available is by rebuilding the kernel > that goes on the KS CDROM. Or can I just add > them as I would in a live FS, under something > like /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.2.EL/kernel/drivers/net/ ? > > If there's a web site that covers this, please > point me to it! > > > You can interrupt the installation & get to a console shell via [CTRL-ALT] F1-F6, from there you can mount other devices & disks which may allow you to install the drivers you need. You can mount a driver floppy/cd image.iso in loopback mode. There are also Network and Automated custom installs via KickStart which may help in your situation. Network Install HOWTO: Redhat Client Install http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Network-Install-HOWTO-7.html RHEL-3 Installation Guide https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ RHEL-3 Installation Guide - Preparing for a Network Installation https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/s1-steps-network-installs.html RHEL-3 Installation Guide - Using a Driver Image During Installation https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ap-driverdisk.html#S2-DRIVERDISK-USING Fedora Core 5 - Adding Hardware Support with Driver Disks http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc5/sn-bootoptions-hardware.html RHEL-4 SAG - Kickstart Installations https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-file.html RHEL-4 SAG - Creating Kickstart Boot Media & Making the Kickstart File Available on the Network https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-putkickstarthere.html System Installation Suite - SourceForge.net http://sourceforge.net/projects/sisuite/ http://www.systemimager.org/relatedprojects/ http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/ -- Art Wildman - NWS JAX FL. - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax "I could calculate your chances of survival...but you won't like it." -Marvin, "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"
