From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 14 18:29:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41AAF1065674 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vibarus@googlemail.com) Received: from el-out-1112.google.com (el-out-1112.google.com [209.85.162.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 025498FC1B for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vibarus@googlemail.com) Received: by el-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id v27so815272ele.13 for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:29:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=YkHM4YzF1iBPQ/y13t8jji/sBZ1AtN+mmLuw5BlWMA8=; b=J1TUh12nB6mYYfd3Jpngojd9cVE9nEJhiEjfUSVAi/kz18W6X62ZDmbuFCltESWKZ/ LBj79/lAo6jlF/yD+HQWqTRICZRyvGTvd8pIYko0oSMMc9J6t3QY0OhCwlmrmFGKDoZO mFj6fHUC5hWUJPVG/PX7XXRZ6iTb6rinhcEVs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=aEKYVbB13mau+R8VyZelnpycG4yMU1+mQqdBu4A6Z8MamhOXZUcJDYWkfnSdef2wcN qzCije8hxUgeTUXUrqGx9DILAc0otcIEUrSOlDs/luEhZWn44pbKfGqhyW1zRCFKwQNL 2uflNWvZ+eGaXRu6as5e9zvHRcwrrympgIZO4= Received: by 10.150.201.2 with SMTP id y2mr20664441ybf.225.1216060147288; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:29:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.105.2 with HTTP; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:29:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:29:07 +0200 From: "Vincent Barus" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200807082011.23341.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200807082011.23341.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Subject: Re: difference between loading kernel module during boot and after boot manually? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:29:09 -0000 On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Mel wrote: > On Tuesday 08 July 2008 16:48:26 Vincent Barus wrote: > >> does anyone have an idea what's the difference or what _could_ be the >> difference on loading a kernel module during boot or manually? > > There's one major difference. File systems aren't mounted at loader stage, so > any reference to modules/libraries that exist on a different partition, will > fail. > > -- > Mel > > Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules > and never get to the software part. > Right now i have only one partition and the same problem occurs. Other modules e.g. for sound or the nvidia module work as a charm. So I think that's not the only difference. I can live with a module loaded at the end of the boot process/after login but I don't think that's the real solution. Regards, Vincent