Somebody in the thread at some point said: > ... > insmod /lib/scsi_wait_scan.ko > rmmod scsi_wait_scan > ... > > so ... insmod the module, only to remove it immediately? i'm sure > there's a reason for that, i'd just like to know what it is. thanks. /* * scsi_wait_scan.c * * Copyright (C) 2006 James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> * * This is a simple module to wait until all the async scans are * complete. The idea is to use it in initrd/initramfs scripts. You * modprobe it after all the modprobes of the root SCSI drivers and it * will wait until they have all finished scanning their busses before * allowing the boot to proceed */ After it waited... it just takes up space. -Andy