Loading a kernel module before the installer.

[jason]

I know if you boot off the floopies you can load any modules or drivers 
you need before booting into sysinstall.  You can also hit anykey, I 
think, to stop the boot process from the cdrom and load the modules.
Jason






Leo Bicknell wrote:

>I have a system today with a vinum disk setup.  I'd like to install
>new FreeBSD (5.1) with the same disk layout.  Here's what I'm
>wondering:
>
>Can I load the vinum module before the installer from the install
>CD, thus allowing the installer to see the existing file systems?
>I think if I can do this I should be able to tell the installer to
>newfs them and do an install saving a lot of trouble over the more
>manual vinum install procedure.
>
>If this should work, how do I load the kernel module from the new
>boot loader?
>
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