Custom Kernel for Installer

[Colin Watson]

On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 10:29:40PM -0500, Josh Schiffman wrote:
> I am creating a custom install CD with post installation scripts that  
> requires dm_crypt and aes-i586 modules.  dm_crypt exists in the  
> current installer. However, aes-i586 does not.  Is there an easy was  
> to replace the installer kernel?  I imagine this would be similar to  
> changing the kernel to support different hardware.  Possibly someone  
> has written a Howto?  Can anyone provide advice?

  http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CustomKernel

However, this isn't quite accurate for Ubuntu. For step 1, you'll
probably want to start with the Ubuntu kernel source and just build the
relevant package; look in debian/rules for how to avoid building all the
different kernel flavours. Leave out step 2 as this is already part of
the Ubuntu kernel packaging. For step 3, make sure you get the Ubuntu
version of the debian-installer source package.

http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD is fine for Ubuntu,
with the obvious release name modifications and such.

Cheers,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]