Is it possible to enable loadable module support in the kernel without
recompiling ?

Is there a parameter that can be set in sysctl.conf ?

This is running kernel 2.4.18 or RH8

Thanks

Steve

Steve H wrote:
> Is it possible to enable loadable module support in the kernel without
> recompiling ?
>
> Is there a parameter that can be set in sysctl.conf ?
>
> This is running kernel 2.4.18 or RH8
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
>

To answer your question, no.
However, almost all precompiled linux distribution kernels have this
already enabled. -or is this a custom kernel you or someone else built?

What problems are you having?

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"Steve H" <s.haynes@mlltelecomNoSpam.co.yuk> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to enable loadable module support in the kernel without
> recompiling ?

No. Some code that is required for loading modules was not compiled into the
kernel.


> Is there a parameter that can be set in sysctl.conf ?

Nope - there are some parameters that have their default value set by the
kernel configuration,but these are clearly labelled as 'default setting' and
the more info on them says 'to modify this at run time. do blah'.

"Steve H" <s.haynes@mlltelecomNoSpam.co.yuk> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to enable loadable module support in the kernel without
> recompiling ?
>
> Is there a parameter that can be set in sysctl.conf ?
>
> This is running kernel 2.4.18 or RH8

Not if you compiled it out in the *first* place. The default RH 8.0 kernel
has loadable modules enabled. While there are potential security risks of
allowing loadable modules, I think they're usually vastly outweighed by the
flexibility of having them loadable.