kernel module vs built-in

VoidMage · Watchman Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 6196

If something was built as a kernel module, is there any way
to make it behave as it was built-in, that is to be started
by the bootloader, not wait till autoloading modules ?

poly_poly-man · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject:

initrd...

but first, I should ask... what do you need this for?
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VoidMage · Watchman Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 6196

More details, please.
The reasons are actually a bit silly.
I use uvesafb with initramfs of v86d, but on the other hand I could simply use radeonfb.
So I simply want to know if I can use it before modules autoload without making it built-in.

Monkeh · Veteran Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 1656 Location: England

You can pick which driver you want to use with both built in. You don't need to use modules.