* Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:05:10:11:17:09-0500] scribed: <snip />
> 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. > > 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. As a longtime Dachstein-CD user, with dozens of deployed boxen, I cannot stress strongly enough how much I *DO* concur with Charles. How difficult can it be to copy those needed modules from the CD modules directory to /etc/modules at bootup? Since not all modules will need this facility, /etc/modules should be kept to a minimum size. At least from my experience with DCD, system memory is never a shortcoming, so copying *ALL* modules to /etc/modules would not hurt my feelings any. However, keeping CD always mounted is definitely a no-no in my book. Just my 2? . . . -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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