Keith Owens wrote:
>
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 14:06:19 -0600,
> "D. Stimits" <stimits@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Keith Owens wrote:
> >> is no such file or directory. Your initrd does not contain
> >> /sbin/modprobe, initrd normally only contains insmod to save space.
> >
> >Interesting that it is not there. Wouldn't modprobe be normal on
> >mkinitrd?
>
> Only on a full blown install ramdisk. End users with initrd are
> assumed to be using a tuned list of modules. mkinitrd inserts explicit
> insmod commands in linuxrc, based on the modules you specify during
> mkinitrd. modprobe is only useful when you do not know ahead of time
> which modules you will be using.
So I have to wonder then why this install based mkinitrd.xfs is asking
for modprobe? Is that a bug in the mkinitrd.xfs that it attempts to use
modprobe?
D. Stimits, stimits@xxxxxxxxxx
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