add network module initrd
 

Hi guys

How do I add a network module to a pxe initrd... I have managed to mount the initrd but when i make install and modprobe the module, it installs it into the /lib/modules/kernel-version.... of the system i am doing it from, instead of into the mounted initrd

you need to use mkinitrd to create a new initrd image which includes your module.

so i cannot edit my current one?.....I am just afraid that I might miss some other modules and settings that are in my current initrd

am sure you can unpack the current one and modify it to add your module and add load statements for it, initrd are gzipped cpio archives.

The modules are loaded from the file init you can add your commands there to load the module and include your module in the lib directory then recreate a gzipped cpio archive.

where exactly ?

when you extract the initrd you should find an init file in there if you are using a redhat based initrd, others may use a different initialization script. you will also see a libs directory where the modules are stored.

yes i see the lib dir but do i have to enter all the detail manually in there like the pci.map and modules.alias etc