[elrepo] using rpm for installation driver update

[Manuel Wolfshant]

On October 11, 2021 11:27:23 AM GMT+03:00, Jim Eitel <j.eitel at cox.net> wrote:
>Recent Linux releases from RedHat, CentOS and Fedora do not include the
>forcedeth
>driver which I need for my motherboard ethernet ports.  There is
>supposed to be a way
>to set up a driver file on a device like a USB drive, CD or DVD that
>can be made available
>to the Anaconda installation program.  With this in mind, I downloaded
>your
>kmod-forcedeth-0.0-6.el8_4.elrepo.x86_64.rpm.  I have looked at several
>articles put out
>by CentOS and RedHat but can't come up with anything that works.  It
>appears that the
>Anaconda installation program expects something in .iso format but I am
>not sure.
>
>The main issue is how do you take an RPM file and use it to create
>something the 
>installer will work with.
>
>Just thought you might have some suggestions.
>
Place it on an USB stick, label the stick OEMDRV and use createrepo to create a yum repository on the stick.

wolfy

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