Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:41:42 +0100 From: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> To: Rolf Nielsen <listreader@lazlarlyricon.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Loading kernel modules for virtualbox via script Message-ID: <4B2FA546.5000701@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <4B2FA3DD.5050206@lazlarlyricon.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0912202157330.32571@fledge.watson.org> <4B2F60BA.7010002@bsdforen.de> <4B2F9CEF.6050501@eskk.nu> <4B2FA3DD.5050206@lazlarlyricon.com>
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On 2009-12-21 17:35, Rolf Nielsen wrote: > Leslie Jensen wrote: >> >> Following the suggestion here: >> http://forums.freebsd.org/showpost.php?p=45664&postcount=5 >> >> To load two kernel modules via a script in /etc/rc.d/ >> >> Produces the following: >> >> WARNING: Ignoring old-style startup script /etc/rc.d/ >> >> I found the answer here: >> >> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2896643&group_id=151951&atid=782616 >> >> >> >> I would like a suggestion on how to load the modules! >> >> Thanks >> >> /Leslie >> >> > > Can't you load the modules from /boot/loader.conf? AFAIK VirtualBox > places its modules in /boot/modules, which makes them loadable by > load_modulename="YES" in /boot/loader.conf, where modulename should be > replaced by the filename of the module(s), omitting the leading path and > the .ko suffix, e.g. nvidia_load=YES" loads /boot/modules/nvidia.ko. I read in the same post that the loading order was important, and the way I understood it was that, if I load via loader.conf I be sure that the order is correct!
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