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[cobalt-developers] Re: OS Restore CD with additional NIC drivers



> I'd like to know if anyone know of an easy way to add for
> example a Realtek 8139 NIC driver to a cobalt os restore cd
> rom without creating a new os restore system based on a newer
> debian version and a more recent kernel. The problem is that
> all our desktop and notebook computers have either Realtek
> 8139 or Intel Pro 100/V chipsets which both aren't supported.
> Can't seem to find a supported one :-/

Seems to me I read something in the past about booting from the OSRCD, then 
loading new NIC drivers off a floppy... can't find it in the archives, but 
that's the only way you could do it without building a new OSRCD.