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Date:      Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:40:26 +0100
From:      Thierry Herbelot <herbelot@cybercable.fr>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net>, Vladimir Kushnir <vkushnir@Alfacom.net>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: After last ATAPI update system doesn't boot if modules loaded by  /boot/loader.
Message-ID:  <38B23D6A.9F73BD55@cybercable.fr>
References:  <200002220632.WAA00686@mass.cdrom.com>

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Hello,

I've yesterday sent a post on this list (from my work email) about the
impossibility of loading the if_xl and miibus modules with the loader
(it works well with kldload, afterwards)

This is with 4.0 - RC1.

	TfH

(The loader loops trying to load the miibus module)

Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > Vladimir Kushnir wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I dont't know if this is some HW problem, but after the last update system
> > > became unbootable if I load modules by /boot/loader rather them kldload.
> > That seems to be a bug -- I'd just load the modules via /etc/rc.conf for
> > now.  Other people have reported problems when loading modules via the
> > boot loader.  My advice would be to just load them via /etc/rc.conf
> 
> This is entirely incorrect, and if you're having trouble loading modules
> with the loader there's something wrong that needs to be fixed.
> 
> --
> \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\  Mike Smith
> \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
> \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com
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