cobbler-devel-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org wrote on 07/27/2011 08:53:41 PM:

> Beyond that - the post install snippet has become an utter mess. There
> are multiple code paths that are duplicated, and some pretty complex
> logic governing the whole thing. Adding in bridged networks to that
> mess would have only made it worse, so I'm rewriting it all. In this
> process, I came across the part where it will rename interfaces in
> modprobe.conf based on the discovered MAC address.
>
> Is anyone actually using that? Since the newer Fedoras do away with
> the modprobe.conf, I just went ahead and cut it out to simplify
> things. I can hack it back in there if enough people use it, but
> really I don't want to :)

I don't know about others, but with RHEL5 and 6-12 interfaces per box I
build, I depend on that functionality. Unfortunately, the RHEL initrd
always loads the e1000e module before bnx2, which is the opposite of what
I need (the Broadcoms are onboard).

>
> Feedback is always welcome, thanks!
>
> James Cammarata
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