Arch Linux

amerei

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Registered: 2010-05-14

Posts: 3

unsupported device during install

Hi all, i working on a pcie-hba kernel driver and am trying to get it to work with the arch linux 2009 installer so that it sees my board during installation. I'm currently browsing the installation manual for a functionality similar to fedora/suse driver update disk functionality which allows vendors/users to supply driver disks so that the distro installer could have support for devices that are not included in the stock kernel included in the installer. i'm sure this can be done manually thru insmod during install and modifying the initrd so that the installed system will have the driver. i'd love to work on this feature for the arch linux installer too once i make it work.

could someone point me to relevant archlinux installation document/errata that outlines what steps to take when the installer doesnt have support for an hba device (or any device for that matter) during installation? thanks.

eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: unsupported device during install

is the machine bootable?

if you get to a prompt, you can install whichever is needed to build the module and insert it before starting the install script.

amerei

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Registered: 2010-05-14

Posts: 3

Re: unsupported device during install

yes. machine is bootable. thanks. your tip should be enough to get me started.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: unsupported device during install

Re working on the installer, the code is here and the mailing list is here.

amerei

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Registered: 2010-05-14

Posts: 3

Re: unsupported device during install

cool. i actually found my way yesterday to this (http://github.com/Dieterbe/aif) repo over at github and browsed a few of the installer lines. neat.

Last edited by amerei (2010-05-15 20:44:24)