Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 14 Mar 1999 20:10:32 -0600 (CST) | From | Jeremy Katz <> | Subject | Re: PnP for Linux |
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On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Rayson Ho wrote: > I think we can modify the Linux Kernel boot sequence: > -- so that we can save one reboot! > 1)Linux Kernel boots > 2)Init runs > 3)an rc script reads the hardware info (registry for Linux?) > 4)the script runs a program to config the PnP devices > 5)the script loads the modules for the PnP devices > 6)normal startup sequence... > > ** By 'script' I mean the script + the necessary programs. > > This is the basic idea. Will this work??
Big problem with this is when your root device is on a (for example) plug and play SCSI or IDE controller... there are some ways to work around it using an initrd but that's kind of a pain IMO and is hard to work with in the case of installs. The kernel really needs to do detection and enabling before root filesystem is mounted IMO.
Jeremy
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