On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:17:28 -0500 Felix Miata <mrmazda@ij.net> wrote: > lsmod shows many more than the hardware seems to require. The following > are the lsmod output from 4 of my systems: > > http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.m5114.etch 81 > http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.s2846.knoppix 37 > http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.a-865.suse 64 > http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/tmp/lsmod/lsmod.a-p2b.ubuntu 87 > > The shortest has 37 entries, the longest 87, and all use kernels 2.6.1x. > Man lsmod really doesn't describe the output. > > 1-How does one determine exactly which modules are required? modinf <modulename> and other forms of research > 2-How does one either prevent unnecessary modules from loading, or > automatically unload unneeded ones? /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist > 3-Will keeping unnecessary modules unloaded noticeably improve > performance? don't know. surely they use memory? A > -- > "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." Psalm 33:12 NIV > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 > > Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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