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Re: How to add self-compiled kernel module in debian installation



Well I am also starting to develop some kind of love/hate relationship with these RAID cards...


Unfortunately, the link doesn't help much and I am still trying to figure out where these RAID card modules are loaded from during the installation...

I thought adding a new RAID card module to the installation would be as "easy" as adding a closed-source firmware network adapter module such as bnx2... but it looks like this is not the case.


Best,

ML



----- Original Message -----
From: Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: How to add self-compiled kernel module in debian installation

On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:50:47 -0700, ML mail wrote:

> Indeed yes, I managed to compile the megaraid_sas module by using an
> older version of it (looks like the latest source code from LSI has an
> issue with Debian). I see you follow very well what happens on this
> mailing list :)

I have an special interest when it comes to hardware RAID controllers 
(I've developed a love-hate relationship with them).

> Thanks for your suggestion of the USB key, unfortunately that's exactly
> what I would like to avoid as I want to setup a fully automated
> installation using Debian's preseed so going to the server and add a USB
> key is not really an option. 

Mmm... then maybe you can add the kernel module to the ISO before you 
burn the image into a CD/DVD :-?

> Can't I somehow modify the PXE netinstall initrd.gz image to add there
> directly my self-compiled version of the kernel module?

For this I can't tell. I know the initrd can be tweaked for preseeding 
but to include a kernel module, I don't know.

Check if this helps:

http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CustomKernel

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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