Mxsmanic wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson writes:
The question was not about adding to the boot volume, it was about
adding to the kernel. The kernel, after it is booted, can and typically
is modified.
Without writable, non-volatile storage media, not only must all drivers and
extensions be reloaded at every boot, but the OS must exhaustively poll and
discover hardware at every boot, which can take an extremely long time.
Bull**** kid. It doesn't take "an extremely long time".
In fact auto loading of modules is the norm.
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Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)