On Sunday 12 December 2010 20:34:22 Dale wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Sunday 12 December 2010 05:20:27 Dale wrote: > >> That comes from lm-sensors. Hmmm. Since I have my stuff built into > >> the > >> kernel, can I still use that or would they clash somehow? > >> > >> Also, this is a desktop not a laptop just in case it matters. > >> > >> Dale > >> > >> :-) :-) > > > > a) building the sensor stuff into the kernel is stupid > > b) yes > > Why is it stupid? I been using Linux for years and have no modules > except for nvidia and don't think I ever have either. What difference > does it make if it is a module or built in? > > Dale > > :-) :-)
because sometimes the only thing to get a device back in working order is to remove the driver and reload it. Easy with modules. Not with built in drivers. Sometimes you have to try/use different options. Easy with modules, but a reboot with built in drivers. Rule of thumb: everything you need to boot built in, everything else modules. Results in the least problems.
