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On Sunday 12 December 2010 20:34:22 Dale wrote: |
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> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> > On Sunday 12 December 2010 05:20:27 Dale wrote: |
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> >> That comes from lm-sensors. Hmmm. Since I have my stuff built into |
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> >> the |
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> >> kernel, can I still use that or would they clash somehow? |
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> >> Also, this is a desktop not a laptop just in case it matters. |
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> >> Dale |
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> >> :-) :-) |
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> > |
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> > a) building the sensor stuff into the kernel is stupid |
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> > b) yes |
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> Why is it stupid? I been using Linux for years and have no modules |
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> except for nvidia and don't think I ever have either. What difference |
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> does it make if it is a module or built in? |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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because sometimes the only thing to get a device back in working order is to |
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remove the driver and reload it. Easy with modules. Not with built in drivers. |
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Sometimes you have to try/use different options. Easy with modules, but a |
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reboot with built in drivers. |
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Rule of thumb: everything you need to boot built in, everything else modules. |
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Results in the least problems. |
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