On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 09:27:40PM +0200, Otto Wyss wrote:
> > > Does anyone know if the fs in Grub allows the kernel to load his
> > > necessary fs as modules? I.e. if Grub contains a an ext2 fs, can the
> [...] 
> > Both the kernel and grub don't care about each other, in fact, both
> > don't no a thing about the other end [1].  So, yes, you still need
> > compiled-in kernel support for both the root fs and the disk type this
> > fs is on.  And, if you want to use other filesystems or disk types after
> > booting the kernel, you either need kernel support compiled-in or as a
> > module.
> > 
> Bad luck, so it never will be possible to have a fully modularized kernel.

Sure you can ... use an initrd.

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