[plug] Modprobe question

[Chris Griffin]

I have basically done what you suggest. This is what my
/etc/modprobe.conf looks like:


alias eth0 8139too
alias eth1 r8169
alias snd-card-0 snd-sb16
options snd-card-0 index=0
install snd-sb16 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-sb16 &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-sb16 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-sb16
alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
alias scsi_hostadapter advansys.ko

The last line was suggested by the driver when I compiled and
installed it, trouble is it did not mention anything about hoe to get
it to load at boot time, short of creating a device driver floppy and
doing a "linux dd" at install time.
It's looking like another re-install coming up.l

On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:03:26 +0800, Adam Ashley
<adam_ashley at softhome.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 16:22 +0800, Michael Collard wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 15:54 +0800, Adam Ashley wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 15:47 +0800, Michael Collard wrote:
> > > > Under Mandrake there is a script that looks for a modules and
> > > > modprobe.preload file and modprobes the modules one at a time. There
> > > > will be something similar in Fedora. In Mandrake, the script
> > > > is /etc/rc.d/rc.modules which looks for modprobe.preload first and then
> > > > modules after. I would imagine fedora would have the same type of
> > > > script.
> > > >
> > >
> > > On fedora you want /etc/modprobe.conf
> >
> > That isn't what hes after. Whats being asked is the file that specifies
> > modules to be loaded on startup. /etc/modprobe.conf doesn not do this.
> >
> 
> ahh sorry misread the question, in that case there isnt one on
> redhat/fedora.
> 
> Your two choices are to edit modprobe.conf to alias what ever is being
> accessed where that module is needed (ie like the alias for network
> cards, alias eth0 rtl8139), or place the modprobe command in rc.local.
> 
> Adam
> 
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