On 04/08/2015 07:00 AM, arch-general-requ...@archlinux.org wrote:
> ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:58:20 -0700 > From: Steven Grace <sgr...@pobox.com> > To: ML_arch-general <arch-general@archlinux.org> > Subject: [arch-general] Kernel Module snd_seq_midi No Longer Inserted > Automatically > Message-ID: <55248b3c.3010...@pobox.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I'd like help regarding a problem I'm having with kernel module > snd_seq_midi. Until sometime in March this module was being > automatically inserted; that's no longer happening. The module is still > present and can be manually inserted with modprobe. > > I know that snd_seq_midi is part of package "linux" but I don't know > what's responsible for automatically inserting the module. I'd > appreciate any information as to how I can find out. > > The issue may have started with my update of linux to 3.19.2-1 on March > 21. Today I updated linux to 3.19.3-1 but that didn't solve the problem. > > It's also possible that the issue is related to ALSA; I updated alsa-lib > and alsa-utils to 1.0.29-1 on March 10. > > I'd appreciate any help regarding how snd_seq_midi used to be > automatically inserted, or general information regarding how automatic > module insertion works. Thanks. > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > arch-general mailing list > arch-general@archlinux.org > https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/arch-general > > ------------------------------ > > End of arch-general Digest, Vol 126, Issue 7 > ******************************************** > the wiki explains kernel modules here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules alternatively(though perhaps unecessary/ill-advised?) you could load the module early by adding it to mkinitcpio.conf and rebuilding your kernel. you can search "mkinitcpio, arch" for the arch wiki page on that. good luck.
