Howto create a driver disk?

[Rainer Koenig]

Hi,

Problem: We have new PC with SiS 761 chipset that introduces a new SATA
controller that is acutally not covered by the sata_sis driver that comes
with any kernel, including the kernels from kernel.org.

Solution: SIS offers a driver source on their website. If I apply this
source on a already installed hard disk (on another system that has an
older SiS chipset) then I can built a kernel, that also starts on the
new system.

Remaining problem: Customers that only have the new system and nothing
else still can't install Fedora Core 4 since the installer fails to
detect the hard disk. I guess that's the problem described in 
Bug 160404 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=160404 ).

Possible solution: Fedora Core 4 can be installed with the dd paramter
at boot time, so I need to provide a driver disk. Questions on this:

1. Does this driver disk give me the possibility to provide a patched
   version of sata_sis.ko that is used instead of the version that 
   comes from the installation DVD? So that then the installer detects
   my harddisk and installs the patched module as well in the kernel?

2. If (1) can be answered with "yes" then the really important 
   question is: How do I create such a driver disk? What do I need
   for that? How difficult is this process? Are there RPMs with a
   sort of "driver disk construction kit" available? 

The goal is that we can provide a driver disk for our customers that
enable them to install FC4 on the systems. 

Best regards
Rainer
-- 
Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Rainer Koenig
Project Manager Linux
Business Clients
Fujitsu Siemens Computers 
VP BC E SW OS
Phone: +49-821-804-3321
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