[CentOS] Adding a kernel module to the ISO/installer initrd?

[Tim Nelson]

----- "Jim Wight" <j.k.wight at ncl.ac.uk> wrote:
> Tim Nelson wrote:
> > Surely someone has rebuilt the initrd for the installer ISO? I
> recall seeing something on the list about it previously in regards to
> storage controllers but I cannot seem to find it now...
> > 
> > Is there somewhere I can look to see the original mkinitrd command
> used to build the initrd on the ISO? I could then ensure I have all of
> the modules specified there along with my additional module.
> 
> I've tweaked distributions' initrd files by doing
> 
> gunzip -c --suffix '.img' /boot/initrd-<version>.img | cpio -i
> 
> to unpack the file, and
> 
> find . -print | cpio -c -o | gzip -c9 >/path/of/new/initrd
> 
> after making changes.
> 
> Jim
> _______________________________________________

**EXTREMELY** helpful! I'll give this a shot on the stock initrd and proceed from there. Thank you!

--Tim