When starting a 2.6 kernel, the errors about the load of the keybdev and mousedev modules is annoying: Adding those lines to /etc/modprobe.conf.dist avoids the problem, while leaving the 2.4 setup intact. alias keybdev /bin/true alias mousdev /bin/true
That doesn't actually work. The following lines should make it not throw any warnings: alias keybdev off alias mousdev off
This is fixed with various initscripts changes since then, AFAIK.