Installation Kernel Modifications

[Borries Demeler <demeler bioc09 uthscsa edu>]

Hi,

I am trying to install redhat on a new computer (equipped with 
Adaptec 2940 and a U2W SCSI drive (Seagate Cheetah, 19 GB).

The problem I am running into is that the old 2940 driver module
doesn't work correctly with the U2W drive (causes hangs), however the 
latest kernel patch for this driver takes care of the problem.

The problem is that the bootimage and supplemental image from Redhat 5.1
don't contain this kernel patch, so invariably I experience hangs during
the installation.

My question:

is it possible to patch the RedHat installation kernel somehow, or
are there updates available? The latest patch is quite recent, just
a few days old. I have a kernel available that works very well
with this hardware configuration. Can I somehow use it to install
Linux, and what steps are required to make it work with the installation
disk?


Thanks for any help, -Borries