On Sun, Nov 20, 2022 at 03:44:46PM -0800, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
>
> On 11/20/22 14:31, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 08:55:06PM -0800, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
> > > Is there a way to have the system mount /lib/modules immediately after
> > > mounting / and before loading the remaining kernel modules? Or even better,
> > > is there a way to have all modules that should be loaded during the boot
> > > process come from the initrd?
> > You already got the answer on how to include all needed modules in the
> > initrd. As for mounting /lib/modules right after /, add a line similar
> > to the following in /etc/fstab right below the entry for /:
> >
> > /dev/group-lvm /lib/modules ext4 defaults 0 1
> >
> > This should cause /lib/modules to be mounted right after /. Replace
> > /dev/group-lvm with the volume containing /lib/modules. Also adjust
> > the file system type to whatever fs you're using.
>
> That was the first thing that I tried, since it would be the easiest and not
> required any additional steps when a new kernel is installed. 
> Unfortunately, /lib/modules still mounts along with all the rest of my
> partitions, after the modules are loaded.

So almost certainly, the modules are being loaded and the root fs is
being mounted in the initrd, before /etc/fstab gets read. Including
all the modules in the initrd maybe your only option then.

Greg


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