[SOLVED] BLK_DEV_DM only as module, no option for built-in?

[Tzuriel]

I'm working another issue trying to get touchpad support going, and somewhere's in the mix I believe some option changed my device mapper support so that when I try to include BLK_DEV_DM into the kernel, it's only allowed as a module and not built-in.

I believe this is causing my initramfs to fail when booting.

[NeddySeagoon]

Tzuriel,

Both ways work. If BLK_DEV_DM is built in, its in the kernel binary.
If its a loadable module, it must be loaded by the initrd.

Since BLK_DEV_DM can only be selected an a module, one (or more) of its parent options will be a module.
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[Tzuriel]

Ok,well something changed because I didn't have to load it before, but I'll give that a try.

So, I have a custom initramfs and from reading a wiki page, I guess I need to make sure the utility that loads the module is also inclluded in the initramfs? So ... either modprobe or insmod needs to be in there? I'm familiar w/ either static or walking the dep tree to get everything in there.

And then I just place that command in my init file?

Is that the proper way to load dm_mod as a module inside an initramfs?

[Tzuriel]

Ok, never mind, I found the problem.

I found that if