3 files changed, 29 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/emulators/linux_base/Makefile b/emulators/linux_base/Makefile
index 3d81d0ed718c..80aa0bd30fa2 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/linux_base/Makefile
@@ -124,17 +124,14 @@ NEEDLOADLINK=		true
 do-patch:
 	@${DO_NADA}
 
+pre-install:
+#
+# Handle the loading of the linux loadable kernel module if
+# required.
+#
+	@${SH} ${PKGINSTALL} ${PKGNAME} PRE-INSTALL
+
 do-install:
-	@if [ -z "`kldstat -v | ${GREP} -E 'linux(aout|elf)'`" ]; then \
-		${ECHO} 'Linux mode is not enabled.\
-			Loading linux kernel module...' | fmt; \
-		linux || { \
-		${ECHO} 'The linux kernel module could not be loaded.\
-			Please manually load the module and retry.\
-			See "man linux" for details.' | fmt; \
-		${FALSE}; \
-		};\
-	fi
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/${DBPATH}
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/var/tmp
 	@rpm --initdb --root ${PREFIX} --dbpath ${DBPATH}
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c06d66890859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# an installation script for linux_base
+
+case "$2" in
+PRE-INSTALL)
+	if [ -z "`kldstat -v | grep -E 'linux(aout|elf)'`" ]; then
+		echo 'Linux mode is not enabled.'
+		echo 'Loading linux kernel module now...'
+		if ! kldload linux; then
+			echo 'The linux kernel module could not be loaded.'
+			echo 'Please enable linux mode manually and retry.'
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	fi
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base/pkg-message b/emulators/linux_base/pkg-message
index bbfd3e0cad6c..a53c43fcaa22 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base/pkg-message
+++ b/emulators/linux_base/pkg-message
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Installation of the Linux base system is
-finished. Before you can actually run
-Linux binaries, the Linux kernel module
-must be loaded. See linux(8). You may
-consider loading the Linux kernel module
-at boot time. See rc.conf(5).
+finished. The Linux kernel mode, which
+must be enabled for Linux binaries to run,
+is now enabled. Linux mode can be enabled
+permanently with the linux_enable variable
+of rc.conf(5).
 
 When using NIS, don't forget to edit
 yp.conf in /compat/linux/etc.