Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:57:59 +0100 (CET) | Subject | Re: Module loading on demand | From | Magnus Danielson <> |
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Subject: Re: Module loading on demand Date: 22 Feb 2003 17:41:15 +0000
> The other nasty is that if you install Rusty's rpms for the better module tools, and > then install a Red Hat kernel errata your errata kernel will not boot because the > Rusty tools replace insmod.static with a tool which only works standalone on 2.5. Its > not a big deal since most people who build 2.5 kernels build their own 2.4 ones too, > and you can fix the initrd by hand, but it is one to know about.
The solution in Debian was to include both the 2.4 and 2.5 variants. There where a bug in that, since initrd-tools forgot to include it, which is now resolved. The correct variant was used depending on which kernel where installed. A neater solution where to include the correct tools and modules for kernel.
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