[CentOS] network driver at installation time

Mon Feb 16 04:44:35 UTC 2009
Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>

>
> On Sun, 2009-02-15 at 22:34 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote:
> >/ Is there anyway to load a network driver at installation time. Centos 
> />/ 5.2 x86_64.
> /
> Yep - it's definitely in the kickstart docs - don't remember where
> though...
>
> >/ Alternatively, is there a way to do a USB network driver at boot?
> /
> See above... ;)
>
> >/ Either is fine... Presently I have a rtl 8168 that just hangs at DHCP 
> />/ request.
> />/ I want to use all the kickstart information I have setup, but need the 
> />/ network to work for that.
> /
> >/From what I recall, there's an entry to the start of the kickstart
> /something like "linux ks=whatever dd" or something like that... How to
> automate it into unattended kickstart?  I haven't done that yet, so I'm
> not sure.
>   
Ian,

I am looking at the docs and have not seen how to get a USB network adapter
to be recognized at installation time. Do you know how to do this? I 
have a trendnet et100
device (usb network adapter) that linux supports. I wish to just disable 
the onboard network,
use the usb NIC to do my install, and yum udpates, then re-enable the 
onboard NIC.

My issue is I cannot get the usb NIC to be recognized at installation time?
Is that possible?

Jerry