diff -Nur mkinitrd-3.5.22/mkinitrd mkinitrd-3.5.22-network-modules/mkinitrd
--- mkinitrd-3.5.22/mkinitrd	2004-05-07 03:48:36.000000000 +0200
+++ mkinitrd-3.5.22-network-modules/mkinitrd	2004-07-20 21:56:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #       Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>
 #	Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
 #       Guillaume Cottenceau <gc@mandrakesoft.com>
-
+#	Maik Broemme <mbroemme@plusserver.de>
 
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH
 export PATH
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@
 usage () {
     echo "usage: `basename $0` [--version] [-v] [-f] [--preload <module>]" >&2
     echo "       [--omit-scsi-modules] [--omit-raid-modules] [--omit-lvm-modules]" >&2
-    echo "       [--with=<module>] [--image-version] [--fstab=<fstab>] [--nocompress]" >&2
-    echo "       [--builtin=<module>] [--nopivot] <initrd-image> <kernel-version>" >&2
+    echo "       [--omit-network-modules] [--with=<module>] [--image-version]" >&2
+    echo "       [--fstab=<fstab>] [--nocompress] [--builtin=<module>]" >&2
+    echo "       [--nopivot] <initrd-image> <kernel-version>" >&2
     echo "" >&2
     echo "       (ex: `basename $0` /boot/initrd-2.2.5-15.img 2.2.5-15)" >&2
     exit 1
@@ -242,6 +243,9 @@
 	--omit-lvm-modules)
 	    nolvm=1
 	    ;;
+	--omit-network-modules)
+	    nonetwork=1
+	    ;;
 	--image-version)
 	    img_vers=yes
 	    ;;
@@ -392,6 +396,16 @@
     fi
 fi
 
+# If we have network devices, include the necessary modules
+if [ -z "$nonetwork" ]; then
+    drivers=$(awk '/^alias eth[0-9]* / { print $3}' < /etc/modules.conf)
+    if [ -n "$drivers" ]; then
+	for driver in $drivers; do
+	    findmodule $driver
+	done
+    fi
+fi
+
 # If we have dasd devices, include the necessary modules (S/390)
 if [ -d /proc/dasd ]; then
     findmodule -dasd_mod
diff -Nur mkinitrd-3.5.22/mkinitrd.8 mkinitrd-3.5.22-network-modules/mkinitrd.8
--- mkinitrd-3.5.22/mkinitrd.8	2003-03-05 00:12:22.000000000 +0100
+++ mkinitrd-3.5.22-network-modules/mkinitrd.8	2004-07-20 18:22:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 \fBmkinitrd\fR [--version] [-v] [-f] 
          [--preload=\fImodule\fR] [--omit-scsi-modules] 
          [--omit-raid-modules] [--omit-lvm-modules] 
+         [--omit-network-modules] 
          [--with=\fImodule\fR] [--image-version]
          [--fstab=\fIfstab\fR] [--nocompress]
          [--builtin=\fImodule\fR] [--nopivot]
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@
 modules, even if they are present.
 
 .TP
+\fB-\-omit-network-modules 
+Do not load any network modules, including 'mii' module, even if they are
+present.
+
+.TP
 \fB-\-preload=\fR\fImodule\fR
 Load the module \fImodule\fR in the initial ramdisk image. The module gets
 loaded before any SCSI modules which are specified in \fI/etc/modules.conf\fR.