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Sebastian Redl posted <436BBEE8.1070303@×××××××××××.at>, excerpted below, |
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on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:04:56 +0100: |
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> Duncan wrote: |
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>>You don't need to load /any/ modules at boot, if you compile everything |
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>>you'd normally load at boot and never unload, into the kernel itself, |
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>>instead of as modules. |
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> The single exception here are binary-only modules, usually proprietary |
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> drivers. The ATI graphics driver fglrx comes to mind. |
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True, except that you shouldn't need to load it /at/ /boot/ either, only |
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when you run X. The rest of the time the normal kernel console video |
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driver should be fine. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in |
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http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html |
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