Isn't the module (and all other SCSI modules you need) included in the initial ramdisk image?
Nope. Only scsi_mod, sd_mod and aic7xxx. Even if I have entry for sg module in modprobe.conf, it doesn't get included when doing mkinitrd. I can use "--with=sg" option to force mkinitrd to include sg module in initrd image, but then I would need to remember rebuilding initrd image by hand every time kernel is upgraded. I'd probably remember to do it, but somebody else not so much involved in configuring this system might not (and backups would break, and the person who did the upgrade would bitch about "broken" kernel instead of reading my documentation for the machine).
-- Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic@xxxxxx> Pollard Banknote Limited Systems Administrator 1499 Buffalo Place Tel: (204) 474-2323 ext 276 Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L7
