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Cc: Vincent Barus <vibarus@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: difference between loading kernel module during boot and after
	boot manually?
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On Monday 14 July 2008 20:29:07 Vincent Barus wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> 
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.

> 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.

Hmm, I can only guess here. Is the machine booting to xorg? As in, is the 
nvidia card actually initialized, not just in VGA mode? If so, does it work 
when it stays in console mode and/or when nvidia.ko is removed from the 
loaded modules?

-- 
Mel

Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
    and never get to the software part.