Otto Wyss wrote: > > > > Does anyone know if the fs in Grub allows the kernel to load his > > > necessary fs as modules? I.e. if Grub contains a an ext2 fs, can the > [...] > > Both the kernel and grub don't care about each other, in fact, both > > don't no a thing about the other end [1]. So, yes, you still need > > compiled-in kernel support for both the root fs and the disk type this > > fs is on. And, if you want to use other filesystems or disk types after > > booting the kernel, you either need kernel support compiled-in or as a > > module. > > > Bad luck, so it never will be possible to have a fully modularized kernel.
Err, not so fast! I think HURD actually provides this, and grub has hooks to load a specific module set for the HURD. It won't use that module itself though. Ciao, Viktor -- Viktor Rosenfeld WWW: http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~rosenfel/
