On Tuesday 24 April 2007 20:17:46 Bob Ramstad wrote: > Hi there. I've been upgrading from 2.4.2 to 3.0.2 and ran into > something a bit odd. (Actually a few things, but I will post them > separate, as I think that'll make for cleaner responses.) > > The ISO image for CD for 2.4.2 had a complete unpacked tree of modules > available. This allowed me to edit /etc/modules and use syntax like > this: > > ### local customizations > > ### Ethernet drivers > crc32 > ! mount iso9660 /dev/cdrom > > ! dir /lib/modules/2.4.32/kernel/drivers/net > sis900 > 3c59x > > ### QoS > ! dir /lib/modules/2.4.32/kernel/net/sched > cls_fw > cls_route > cls_rsvp > cls_rsvp6 > cls_tcindex > cls_u32 > sch_cbq > sch_csz > sch_dsmark > sch_gred > sch_hfsc > sch_htb > sch_ingress > sch_netem > sch_prio > sch_red > sch_sfq > sch_tbf > sch_teql > > ! umount > > The nice thing about this is that the cdrom loads more quickly. It > also strikes me as more secure, given the read only nature of the > cdrom. (The floppy can be write protected, but obviously someone > could modify it more easily.) > > With 3.0.2 I could only find a gzipped tarfile of the modules. I have > to unpack this somewhere, copy the modules to /lib/modules, and then > back up the modules to floppy to create moddb.lrp. As you might > imagine, with my long list of modules above, that file is becoming > quite large and takes a while to load.
If speed is an issue you better run it from a CF disk or you build your own modules file and add it to a customized ISO image. > Any thoughts? Alternate approaches I'm missing? Adding modules is easy with: /usr/sbin/build-modules But then you'd have to save it on the floppy as you said. > Would it be possible to put the complete unpacked modules distribution > on 3.1.0? I'm sorry but the logic to load modules has changed and the previous syntax in the modules isn't supported any longer. In fact it was only useful - or at least used, in the case of ISO images - and in your case, so this aren't the news you are waiting for. > (I guess while I'm at it, any updates on when a production > 3.1.0 might come out?) The beta seems to be rather stable - I believe we can build a 3.1 the next month with only a few changes. kp ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
