Hello Charles, > > IIRC, the IPSec scripts don't try to load any modules unless IPSec > support isn't already enabled. I simply load all required modules at > boot. If you really want, you can add new modules to /etc/modules at > runtime and simple "svi modutils" to load them. > There are other programs that depend on modules in the /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/ directory. We don't use them yet but modprobe/depmod and hotplug in combination with pcmcia kernel modules all expect the modules in the standard directory. > I understand the difference of opinion here, but would like to make one > request: > > - Can the Bering crew make sure any code that mounts (and leaves > mounted) a CD-ROM or other device containing modules be restricted to > the modules package? This would allow me (and anyone else who doesn't > like permanently mounting the CD-ROM and symlinking to it) to replace > just the modules package with a custom version. I really don't want to > have to run a hacked version of initrd to leave the CD-ROM unmounted. > Can you help us with a piece of code that can be added in modutils to make it possible to mount a device containing modules? Or do you have an other idea to keep the /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/ directory and mount/umount the modules device on request?
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