On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Andreas Heiss wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> I have a problem with SL4:
> We got some new Opteron-Nodes and want to install them with SL4 with=
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> Quattor.
> Unfortunately, the new boxes have a bcm network chip which needs the
> bcm5700 kernel module to work. This module is not available in the=
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> installation initrd.img but we have the source-code for it.
> How can I put this module into the initrd.img ?
> Which version is the installation kernel?

SL 4.0 kernel-2.6.9-5.0.5.EL.x86_64.rpm
SL 4.1 kernel-2.6.9-11.EL.x86_64.rpm
SL 4.2 kernel-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm

> 
> Where can I get the sources and config file for the installation kern=
> el?

ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/SRPMS/vendor/errata/

> How can I build an installation kernel and initrd which finds the=
> =20
> correct root partition of the installation system?

I think you are better off with making a "driver disk".  A tool kit to 
help with this process is available from

http://people.redhat.com/mwaite/ddiskit-0.9.1.tgz

-Connie Sieh
> 
> Thank you.
> cheers
> Andreas
> 
> 
> 
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> Dr. Andreas Heiss
> Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
> Institut f=FCr Wissenschaftliches Rechnen (IWR)
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