Debian modules question

[Seneca]

On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 10:32:23AM -0400, waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org wrote:
>   I'm about to seriously try Debian on my second PC.  I got to the
> installation phase where a whole slew of modules is available for
> compiling into the kernel.  Is it really necessary, or can most modules
> be loaded at boot time?  I'm referring to stuff like network card,
> netfilter/iptables, sound, etc.  Iptables has a huge submenu, with stuff
> that should obviously be included (e.g. LOG, REJECT, etc.).  As long as
> there's no significant negative, I'd prefer module-loading versus
> building stuff into the kernel.  This implies a somewhat longer
> /etc/modules.conf file, plus I'd need some help figuring out the
> modules.conf file first time.

The Debian installation does not include compiling a kernel.  The
modules that you select will be automatically loaded when the system
boots.

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