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diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES b/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES index 89d86d365..5fbdb6991 100644 --- a/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES +++ b/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES @@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ This is the documentation for the "Update Modules" (Update Drivers) feature. This feature aims to propose new modules or replacement modules for the -install. This is useful when there is a firmware update for a given -driver, an additional driver needed for something, etc. +install and afterwards. This is useful when there is a firmware update for a +given driver, an additional driver needed for something, etc. You must use a floppy disk with e2fs filesystem (NOT vfat/windows formatted). Use "mke2fs /dev/fd0" on your own box to format a floppy with e2fs filesystem. -This disk may contain a number of kernel modules on the root (e.g. not in -a subdirectory); some of them may replace existing modules, some of them -may be added. This disk must contain a special file, named "to_load", on +This disk may contain a number of kernel modules; some of them +may replace existing modules, some of them may be added. +This disk must contain a special file, named "to_load", on the root (not in a subdirectory). This file will contain a series of module names, with optional module options; the program will try to load all these modules one after another, using file on the floppy if present, @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ else using file within standard module repository ("marfile" on the boot floppy). It can contain comments, these are strictly defined by the presence of a hash (#) character on column 0 of any line. +This disk may also contain some update modules for installed kernels. +Those modules must be placed in directory <kernel-version>. They can be +gzipped or bzipped. + + Here's a typical scenario: @@ -39,11 +44,13 @@ Our example disk contains: [root@obiwan mnt]# ll floppy/ total 77 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jul 26 12:02 lost+found/ --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9051 Jul 26 12:43 msdos.o --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13660 Jul 26 12:04 ppa.o +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9051 Jul 26 12:43 msdos.ko +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13660 Jul 26 12:04 ppa.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54 Jul 26 12:46 to_load --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32108 Jul 26 12:04 uhci.o --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6572 Jul 26 12:04 wacom.o +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32108 Jul 26 12:04 uhci.ko +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6572 Jul 26 12:04 wacom.ko +drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 26 12:04 2.6.8.1-20mdk +drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jul 26 12:04 2.6.8.1-20mdksmp [root@obiwan mnt]# cat floppy/to_load # Update Drivers description file 3c59x @@ -54,6 +61,8 @@ msdos ppa # ISA network card needing options ne io=0x300 irq=7 +[root@obiwan mnt]# ls floppy/2.6.8.1-20mdk +msdos.ko.gz ppa.ko.gz uhci.ko.gz wacom.ko.gz [root@obiwan mnt]# --=----=----=----=----=----=----=----=----=-- @@ -72,3 +81,7 @@ ne io=0x300 irq=7 the case of load from the update modules floppy, that's why on our example we need to load "fat" from the standard modules before "msdos" from the update floppy. + + +4. When system is installed, update floppy is asked again so that update +modules for the installed kernels can be copied. |