lsmod shows many more than the hardware seems to require. The following are the lsmod output from 4 of my systems:
http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.m5114.etch 81 http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.s2846.knoppix 37 http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.a-865.suse 64 http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.a-p2b.ubuntu 87 The shortest has 37 entries, the longest 87, and all use kernels 2.6.1x. Man lsmod really doesn't describe the output. 1-How does one determine exactly which modules are required? 2-How does one either prevent unnecessary modules from loading, or automatically unload unneeded ones? 3-Will keeping unnecessary modules unloaded noticeably improve performance? -- "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." Psalm 33:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
