Roberto Sanchez wrote:
Jim Popovitch wrote:I've installed Debian Sarge on a few *servers*, and I see that the default kernel loads many more modules than I need (snd_*, floppy, vesafb, etc.) Is there a way to prevent Sarge from loading a bunch of crap automatically?You can just blacklist the devices for which you don't want modules loaded. Check the hotplug documentation for details.
Thanks, but no thanks. ;-)This is a server, and I see no reason to run hotplug on a server (same for discovery, PCMCIA, yada, yada, yada). In fact I think hotplug on a server is a security risk because it allows anyone in the datacenter to walk up with a USB dongle and possibly wreak havoc.
Any other ways to stop the kernel/boot-process from thinking this is a desktop that needs a bunch of fru-fru stuff loaded?
-Jim P.