You can create a driver update image, see ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/hvogel/Update-Media-HOWTO/Update- Media-HOWTO.html

This way you can also avoid changing the initrd.

Anas

Thomas Mieslinger wrote:

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Hello List,

I have the Problem that the bcm5721 network chip is not supported out

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the box by SLES 8. I can install SLES 8 with a patched initrd, but after the reboot the default kernel 2.4.18-138 is activ and it doesn't know anything about that chip.

How do I change the network driver after the installation and before

Hi Anas, thanks for the pointer. It makes some points much clearer and easier to solve. So how do I include a nosmp and a smp driver module in a driver update? This is important because during install a standard kernel is used and the installer selects a smp kernel and installs it. I need network Connection after installation absolutly. Do it think it is useful to recreate the installation initrd with smp modules for use with a smp kernel to have the same kernel during and after installation? Thanks in advance Thomas -- GLS IT Services Thomas Mieslinger GLS Germany Str. 1-7 fon: +49 6677 17 463 36286 Neuenstein fax: +49 6677 17 111 Germany eMail: thomas.mieslinger@gls-itservices.com Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.de> schrieb am 29.11.2004 12:39:50: the

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reboot?

regards Thomas -- GLS IT Services Thomas Mieslinger GLS Germany Str. 1-7 fon: +49 6677 17 463 36286 Neuenstein fax: +49 6677 17 111 Germany eMail: thomas.mieslinger@gls-itservices.com