Re: Auto kernel module loading

From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 10:00:27 -0700
"Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
> Plan once was for loader to identify the PNP IDs and load the
> appropriate modules. What the appropriate modules were would be infered
> from a configuration file.

That was a *long* time ago.  8-).

> I think Mike decided that wasn't such a good idea after all, but I
> wasn't much in touch with FreeBSD at the time, so I remember it only
> vaguely.

A huge amount of pain, for not much gain... but if you are
looking for a project, and don't mind the pain, then...

-- Terry
Received on Thu Apr 17 2003 - 08:01:57 UTC

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