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Default Has your memory card ever worn out?

Mxsmanic wrote:
isw writes:

Doesn't that make it a bit difficult to add kernel extensions (drivers)?


It makes it impossible to durably add anything, since any changes require a
write to non-volatile media.


That has nothing to do with adding kernel extensions. The in memory kernel
is modified by loadable modules. The kernel on disk is not modified at all.

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