use a custom kernel on install dvd with core 8.

rcainc · 02-28-2008, 01:06 PM

Hi all,
My motherboard disk controler need a patched kernel to work.
Who can i put a custom kernel on the fedora core 8 install dvd to make
the installer found my drives ?
Thank you very much.

v00d00101 · 02-29-2008, 07:05 AM

Easiest way, would be to install Fedora onto your hard drive on a different computer, then move the hard drive back to that machine, preferably with the newest kernel installed.

Is this a SATA tale of woe? You dont actually specify the exact problem, just that you have one.

As for cutting your own disk i dont know, but maybe you could try the Fedora Unity site. They offer respins that include all the latest updates, including probably the latest kernel (2.6.23), so you may have better luck with a respin.

http://fedoraunity.org/news-archives...80204-released

rcainc · 02-29-2008, 04:20 PM

Thank you for the informations, i will check.
There is no problem, i have a raid5 intel arry on ichr and i need a patch to enable raid5 support with dmraid.

jschiwal · 02-29-2008, 10:33 PM

Could you install a regular drive on this host, and install FC8 on that. Then recompile or install a patched kernel; create an initrd file; prepare the array and then copy all of the files over and add an entry for grub to boot to the new system. Then see if you can boot up from the raid array before removing the old drive.