Re: NetBSD 5.0.1 and kmods

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010, Matthew Mondor wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:11:09 -0500
> Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost> wrote:
>
> > Unless this recently changed, I think that netbsd-5 modload(8)
> > currently only supports the dynamic loading of LKMs (old-style modules
> > from /usr/lkm/).
>
> I think that I misread though, I'm not sure if the netbsd-5 boot loader
> can load such modules (it doesn't need to, however, considering netbsd-5
> still uses LKMs and that ffs support is monolithically compiled)...

The bootloader can read such modules - that's how miniroot.kmod is loaded 
for you to install with.

--
Stephen