Re: /boot partition and modules/kernels

2002-06-27 Thread Keith Morse
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Matthew Carpenter wrote: > I remember reading about someone keeing a /boot partition which holds their kernels >as well as /lib/modules/2.x.x-x directories, which are then linked to in the original >locations... I have attempted this and have been running face first into a

Re: /boot partition and modules/kernels

2002-06-27 Thread David A. Bandel
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 23:17:16 -0400 begin Matthew Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth: > I remember reading about someone keeing a /boot partition which holds > their kernels as well as /lib/modules/2.x.x-x directories, which are > then linked to in the original locations... I have attemp

Re: /boot partition and modules/kernels

2002-06-27 Thread Roger Oberholtzer
Do you mean the initrd (initial RAM disk), which is in /boot? That is where you place some modules needed by the kernel. Mainly those relating to eventually accessing the root disk, where the remaining things are then found. Are you wanting to place other modules there? Unless you hack the setup,

/boot partition and modules/kernels

2002-06-26 Thread Matthew Carpenter
I remember reading about someone keeing a /boot partition which holds their kernels as well as /lib/modules/2.x.x-x directories, which are then linked to in the original locations... I have attempted this and have been running face first into a wall when attempting to load modules... I'd be i