Question: What's The difference between a 'Modular Kernel and a Monolithic Kernel?'

[Dan Lund]

Redhat 7.2 the last I checked loaded like almost everything as modules, so it 
would be a modularized kernel.



On Tuesday 18 June 2002 04:50 pm, Alpha Zenon Sanchez wrote:
> Hello Linux Users:
>
> If I installed a Redhat 7.2 OS on my computer from a
> CD, but so far have not configured anything and added
> cards with Redhat's 'plug and play' ability, what type
> of Kernal do I have?  Would it be monolithic or
> modular?  I need to know this becuase I'm installing
> a NIC card on my system. I haven't rebuilt or compiled
> my kernel yet.
>
> The instructions have versions for both a monolithic
> and a modular kernel.
>
> My NIC card is a Netgear FA310TX PCI.
> Thanks in Advance
>
> =====
> Thanks,
> Alpha Zenon Sanchez
>
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