Finding out what modules I do and don't need.

ShadowKyogre · 2009-01-19 00:03:52

How do I figure out which modules in the kernel I do/don't need?

kevin89 · 2009-01-19 00:13:49

Install hwdetect, then issue:

hwdetect --show-modules

.:B:. · 2009-01-19 00:15:06

Does: 'I want to build my own kernel' sound more like what you want to ask? You're not considering deleting 'unused' modules in the kernel's modules directory are you?

Modinfo will give you info about a module.

ShadowKyogre · 2009-01-19 00:51:55

No I am not planning to. I just do not want the kernel to load modules that I won't need.

As for hwdetect --show-modules, I get this:

AGP    : agpgart sis-agp
ACPI   : button processor thermal
PATA   : pata_acpi pata_sis ata_generic
SCSI   : scsi_mod sd_mod sr_mod
USB    : usbcore ehci-hcd ohci-hcd
NET    : mii ppp_generic sis900 slhc
INPUT  : evdev gameport ns558 analog psmouse serio_raw
SOUND  : pcspkr ac97_bus snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-seq-oss snd-seq-device snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-rawmidi snd-timer snd snd-mpu401-uart snd-mpu401 snd-opl3-lib snd-pcsp snd-cs4232 snd-wss-lib snd-ac97-codec snd-intel8x0 soundcore
OTHER  : cdrom lp ppdev i2c-sis630 i2c-sis96x i2c-core parport parport_pc pci_hotplug shpchp rtc-cmos rtc-core rtc-lib

Last edited by ShadowKyogre (2009-01-19 00:52:41)

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#1 2009-01-19 00:03:52

Finding out what modules I do and don't need.

#2 2009-01-19 00:13:49

Re: Finding out what modules I do and don't need.

#3 2009-01-19 00:15:06

Re: Finding out what modules I do and don't need.

#4 2009-01-19 00:51:55

Re: Finding out what modules I do and don't need.

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