Hi, I read the man page and looked around a bit on the net, but am not sure what I should do; should I use the --preload switch, and if so, then for which modules?
Thanks, David Charles On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Jose M. Sanchez wrote: > > | > |I wish *SOMEBODY* would include a USB kernel as an install > |option! USB keyboard and mouse work a lot better if they are > |available all through the boot process. Also in regard to > |your first question, it seems that the > |USB has gotten a whole lot less "unpluggable" in 2.4. Hint: > |this is a step > |backwards! > | > |mg > | > > Including it in the kernel is not needed and/or superfluous... > > You can utilize mkinitrd to create a boot image (used automatically by > the boot loader) that incorporates any modules that you need present and > loaded during the first stage of the boot. Booting from a SCSI device > requires this. > > There is no reason that you can use this to add in the USB drivers > either. You could go as far as booting Linux from a USB hard drive > (ugh!!). > > > -JMS >
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