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Old 04-21-2005, 10:53 AM   #1
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load modules at boot


Hi,

I'm trying to load my necessary hardware modules at boot instead of running hotplug every time. My goal is a faster boot. I know how to use lsmod to list the modules that are currently running, but how do I add those to the kernel at boot to replace hotplug? I'm running Slack 10.1 with the 2.4 kernel.

Thanks,

--C
 
Old 04-21-2005, 12:20 PM   #2
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Ummm...lets see 2.4 series uses /etc/modules.conf I think. You should be able to add the modules you want to load at boot time in that file.
 
Old 04-21-2005, 03:11 PM   #3
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Do I just copy the names directly from lsmod and just make a list in modules.conf, or is there special syntax? Also, If I decide to upgrade to 2.6 kernel, how does that operate?

Thanks so much,

--C
 
Old 04-21-2005, 03:18 PM   #4
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Have a look at /etc/rc.d/rc/modules
Unless you have already changed it, there is some info in there

 
Old 04-21-2005, 05:36 PM   #5
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Okay, finally got it. In case anyone else is having the same problem, here's what I did:

I appended the lsmod output to modules.conf

$ lsmod >> /etc/modules.conf

Then I edited it to make all the new lines look like:

/sbin/modprobe MODULENAME

Then I disabled hotplug by renaming /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug to _rc.hotplug

It now takes me 23 seconds from bootloader to console login, and about 30 seconds to the xcfe desktop with xdm. I finally beat M$ for boot time! Gotta love Slackware

--C

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