Larry Sword wrote: > If the correct entries are in the /etc/modules.conf and /etc/modules > then you may want to preload the scsi device via initrd. > > mkinitrd creates filesystem images which are suitable for use as Linux > initial ramdisk (initrd) images. Such images are often used for > preloading the block device modules (such as IDE, SCSI or RAID) which > are needed to access the root filesystem. mkinitrd automatically loads > IDE modules, all scsi_hostadapter entries and all modules in a probeall > scsi_hostadapter .. line in /etc/modules.conf, and raid modules if the > system's root partition is on raid, which makes it simple to build and > use kernels using modular device drivers. > > Any module options specified in /etc/modules.conf are passed to the > modules as they are loaded by the initial ramdisk. > > Ref: man mkinitrd
After reading the man mkinitrd and all the other related man pages, modprobe, depmod, kerneld , etc... this is as clear as mud. It like being given a three page recipe for a cake with fifty ingredients and only given the last page of the recipe which only tell about the last 12 things to add. These man pages pre-suppose the one reading it will know everything it's talking about. Partial information is really worse than no information, because no information gives me nothing to try so I don't change anything. partial info only helps me break things. Is it really this hard to make my aic7xxx module load on boot? I have been using the temp fix of adding insmod aic7xxx to /etc/rc.local and it works. larry, what would be the correct entries for /modules.conf and /modules ? then do I simply do a mkinitrd ? If you or anyone else can , a simple put this here, type this, then this, and reboot etc. at this point would be nice. Sorry to be a pain. Mike
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