How do you add NIC drivers to a Turnkey USB

Hello, I'm trying to add specific NIC drivers (https://packages.debian.org/squeeze-backports/firmware-bnx2) for my server on a Turnkey distro called MineOS (http://minecraft.codeemo.com/). I burned(rufus) the ISO to my usb and tried adding the drivers via 7zip but it wont work, it seems it compressed with squashfs. Could someone guide me (I'm a linux noob) on how to add these drivers properly on this usb so I can install it on my server. Because currently it won't detect my network settings like with this guy (http://discourse.codeemo.com/t/error-obtaining-ip-adress-instalation/132)

Replies (3)

I'm no expert in this stuff...

Reply 1 2015-08-24

IMO the easiest way would be to just install the deb post install - i.e. once you get to the commandline. But you never said whether that is an option (PITA if you are only running live and have to do that everytime you boot up).

If MineOS is available as build source code then it's as simple as adding that package name to the plan and then rebuilding the ISO. It will then be pre-installed and will just work.

Otherwise you should be able to extract the ISO; enter it as a chroot and install the package. Then rebundle back into an ISO. TBH I don't recall the exact steps/commands involved but I am sure that there should be plenty of info about via google.

at which point can i transfer

Reply 2 2015-08-24

at which point can i transfer the driver in? Could you guide me a bit, do I have a option to enter a command line before or after the partitioning

Are you running live or installing?

Reply 3 2015-08-24

If you are installing then you could just use another usb to transfer the drivers in... Then install them with "dpkg -i firmware-bnx2-*.deb"

If you are running live then you will need to extract the ISO add then in and re-create the ISO. That is totally possible but it's not something that I am familiar with so I can't give you a walkthrough sorry