On Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Dale Amon wrote: > > If I need to load a custom driver from adaptec, how on earth do I even go > > about doing this? It looks like they supply a kernel patch and module, and > > I'm unsure about how to go about getting those to work with a debian > > install CD. > > Doesn't it have an option for loading a driver off a floppy? > I seem to remember seeing that option for drivers.
Sure does, the only problem is, the driver available on adaptec's website isn't simply a module, but a module and a kernel patch. If there's a way to make the debian install use a custom kernel, I don't know anything about it and can't find anything about it. > As for myself, if I run into hard cases, I just build my > own minimal net boot floppy for the system and build it > onto the target root drive "by hand". Right now it looks like my best bet is something close to that, although a ltitle easier: install to an IDE disk, build a custom kernel on that with the necessary drivers, then dd over the install from the IDE disk to the now existing array. Remove the IDE disk, and it should boot fine...right? -- .''`. Daniel DeVoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : http://www.netset.com/~ddevoe `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
