Re: What are modules - (cont'd) ?

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William Case wrote:
> My simplest example of the driver versus module question is:
> 
> I have a NVIDA graphics chip integrated into my mother board.  xorg.conf
> tells me I am using the Fedora "nv" driver.  I want to try out Beryl.  I
> have been told to download the "nvida" proprietary driver through
> livna.repo.  How do those two drivers fit in with the use of modules in
> the kernel?  If those particular drivers are not applicable to the
> question, you should be able to, nonetheless, see what I am getting at.

Drivers can be implemented in modules, or they can be part of the core
kernel, or part of the driver (again, depending how you define driver)
can be in userspace.  I believe the NVIDIA driver does link to the
kernel through a module.

Matt Flaschen

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