nethub@gmail.com wrote:
One thing that has annoyed me in the past about RHEL/CentOS is that the installer often uses an old kernel that won't support some piece of hardware, when there is an update available that will support the hardware.
this isnt really related to the issue we were talking about here, try starting a new thread for new issues - it *really* goes a long way to maintain list sanity.
ok, now for your issue - the main thing here is that the initrd and the kernel module tree used during install time is semi-fixed based on rules and scripts included at the distro build time. So its non trivial changing that.
Perhaps there is a way to develop a "install with kernel x.y.z" or "grab latest kernel from repo" option in the bootloader or something for people who are running into issues with the default kernel? I know that's probably asking for a lot, but just a thought.
the ability to change the kernel you are installing with, is no trivial - however the ability to install an arbitrary kernel is possible with the centos-5 installer. Have you tested the beta installer as yet ?