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diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES b/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES index 11c3d07ce..ceef21758 100644 --- a/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES +++ b/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES @@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ This disk may also contain some update or new modules for installed kernels. Those modules must be placed in directory <kernel-version>. They must be gzipped if the installed kernel modules are gzipped. +You may need to specify the "category" so that new modules are used correctly. +For example, a scsi module should be put in category disk/scsi so that it is +put in scsi_hostadapter and initrd. Here's a typical scenario: @@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ msdos ppa # ISA network card needing options ne io=0x300 irq=7 +# New module [list_modules: disk/scsi] +a320raid [root@obiwan mnt]# (cd floppy/2.6.8.1-20mdk ; find -type f) ./kernel/fs/msdos/msdos.ko.gz ./kernel/drivers/scsi/ppa.ko.gz |