FAI kernel image without modules.

[Daniel Pittman]

On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Sam Vilain wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 17:20, Daniel Pittman wrote:
>> As a rule I use kernels without module support built in for my
>> kernels. It's not that I care that deeply about the issue -- it's
>> just that having everything I use built in means that I don't have to
>> administer module configuration or anything like that.
> 
> Watch out. Some kernel modules (eg, most PCMCIA drivers) don't even
> work when hard compiled in. 

*nod*

[...]

> What's better - having to configure a modules.conf, or having to deal
> with the side effects of dozens of buggy Linux kernel drivers
> misinitialising on bootup?

In my experience, having to deal with the buggy drivers, simply because
I am yet to meet a driver which doesn't work compiled in.

> The answer, of course, depends on the variety of systems you have -
> and hence the number of drivers you need to compile in.

Yes. Your millage may vary and, with my laptop, I have more need of
modules than on servers. Their configuration never changes...

        Daniel

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