Aaah, the wonders of initrd. The new Arch kernels rely on a ramdisk that contains "every possible" module you could need. Search the forums on how to cut down on the ramdisk.
Or, compile your own kernel. On 5/5/06, Chris Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have sata, scsi, a raid, or almost any of this crap.... > I'm not really concerned with wasted RAM, but my computer hasn't exactly been > a model of stability lately. > Since I know few will make it to the bottom, thanks in advance. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ lsmod | wc > 147 500 6120 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ grep MODULE /etc/rc.conf > MODULES=(!usbserial !ide-scsi joydev) > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ grep DAEMON /etc/rc.conf > DAEMONS=(!pcmcia network crond inetd sshd syslog-ng klogd kdm) > > Any idea why this butt load of modules is being loaded? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ lsmod > Module Size Used by > radeon 112160 1 > drm 64532 2 radeon > kafs 57604 0 > rxrpc 68164 1 kafs > ohci_hcd 19076 0 > nls_cp437 5760 1 > vfat 11008 1 > fat 48540 1 vfat > ppdev 7812 0 > usb_storage 78656 0 > usbhid 47392 0 > lp 9856 0 > snd_seq_oss 31716 0 > snd_seq_midi_event 6400 1 snd_seq_oss > snd_seq 49996 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event > shpchp 43872 0 > pci_hotplug 25668 1 shpchp > snd_pcm_oss 38048 0 > snd_mixer_oss 16384 1 snd_pcm_oss > snd_via82xx 24344 0 > 8139too 23936 0 > 8139cp 19456 0 > mii 5376 2 8139too,8139cp > snd_ac97_codec 94624 1 snd_via82xx > snd_ac97_bus 2176 1 snd_ac97_codec > snd_pcm 78084 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec > snd_timer 20100 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm > snd_page_alloc 8200 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm > parport_pc 25196 1 > i2c_viapro 7700 0 > i2c_core 17792 1 i2c_viapro > via_ircc 20372 0 > irda 126648 1 via_ircc > crc_ccitt 2176 1 irda > uhci_hcd 29712 0 > via_agp 8320 1 > ppp_generic 27156 0 > slhc 6656 1 ppp_generic > agpgart 27108 2 drm,via_agp > evdev 8192 0 > ehci_hcd 29960 0 > usbcore 116256 6 ohci_hcd,usb_storage,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd > snd_mpu401 6368 0 > snd_mpu401_uart 6528 2 snd_via82xx,snd_mpu401 > rtc 10932 0 > snd_rawmidi 20512 1 snd_mpu401_uart > snd_seq_device 6924 3 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi > snd 46432 12 > snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device > analog 10144 0 > pcspkr 2948 0 > soundcore 7776 1 snd > ns558 4100 0 > gameport 11656 4 snd_via82xx,analog,ns558 > serio_raw 5892 0 > joydev 8512 0 > xfs 593004 0 > reiserfs 256880 1 > jfs 187004 0 > ext3 127880 0 > jbd 56212 1 ext3 > sata_qstor 7556 0 > sata_promise 9092 0 > sata_sil24 9476 0 > sata_nv 7044 0 > sata_mv 16008 0 > sata_vsc 6148 0 > sata_via 6020 0 > sata_uli 4868 0 > sata_svw 5764 0 > sata_sx4 11780 0 > sata_sis 5636 0 > sata_sil 7432 0 > DAC960 71360 0 > cciss 29984 0 > sx8 15756 0 > cpqarray 19172 0 > mptfc 10120 0 > mptspi 6536 0 > mptsas 16652 0 > mptctl 23044 0 > mptscsih 32336 3 mptfc,mptspi,mptsas > mptbase 46308 5 mptfc,mptspi,mptsas,mptctl,mptscsih > megaraid_mbox 25232 0 > megaraid_sas 24492 0 > megaraid_mm 9380 1 megaraid_mbox > ata_piix 8324 0 > osst 51616 0 > megaraid 37700 0 > sym53c8xx 74260 0 > atp870u 30848 0 > aha152x 37304 0 > aic79xx 272596 0 > aic7xxx 177840 0 > ahci 11396 0 > pdc_adma 7556 0 > libata 54284 15 > sata_qstor,sata_promise,sata_sil24,sata_nv,sata_mv,sata_vsc,sata_via,sata_uli,sata_svw,sata_sx4,sata_sis,sata_sil,ata_piix,ahci,pdc_adma > raid_class 4992 0 > nsp32 23828 0 > aacraid 56832 0 > ipr 59424 0 > imm 11016 0 > parport 33864 4 ppdev,lp,parport_pc,imm > 3w_xxxx 25248 0 > tmscsim 20800 0 > dc395x 33552 0 > 3w_9xxx 31520 0 > a100u2w 9408 0 > BusLogic 23332 0 > sr_mod 15140 0 > qlogicfas408 6664 0 > st 35744 0 > sg 27804 0 > dmx3191d 11392 0 > lpfc 157120 0 > scsi_transport_sas 15360 1 mptsas > qla1280 117132 0 > sd_mod 14976 0 > ide_floppy 16000 0 > ide_cd 37792 0 > cdrom 36144 2 sr_mod,ide_cd > ide_disk 14336 4 > via82cxxx 8836 0 [permanent] > trm290 4228 0 [permanent] > triflex 3328 0 [permanent] > slc90e66 5248 0 [permanent] > sis5513 13196 0 [permanent] > siimage 10624 0 [permanent] > serverworks 8328 0 [permanent] > sc1200 6656 0 [permanent] > rz1000 2560 0 [permanent] > piix 9476 0 [permanent] > pdc202xx_old 9984 0 [permanent] > pdc202xx_new 8448 0 [permanent] > ns87415 4012 0 [permanent] > it821x 7684 0 [permanent] > hpt366 18048 0 [permanent] > hpt34x 4608 0 [permanent] > generic 4356 0 [permanent] > cy82c693 4228 0 [permanent] > cs5530 5120 0 [permanent] > cmd64x 10780 0 [permanent] > atiixp 5520 0 [permanent] > amd74xx 14364 0 [permanent] > alim15x3 11280 0 [permanent] > aec62xx 6912 0 [permanent] > ide_core 116940 28 > usb_storage,ide_floppy,ide_cd,ide_disk,via82cxxx,trm290,triflex,slc90e66,sis5513,siimage,serverworks,sc1200,rz1000,piix,pdc202xx_old,pdc202xx_new,ns87415,it821x,hpt366,hpt34x,generic,cy82c693,cs5530,cmd64x,atiixp,amd74xx,alim15x3,aec62xx > > > -- > "The only winning move is not to play." > > _______________________________________________ > arch mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
