On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 05:29:34PM +0100, Pascal Seiler wrote: > As a not for long time Linux (debian) user I'm totally confused about > loading kernel modules in Kernel 2.6.0. I figured out that Kernel 2.6.0 > uses module-init-tools. I dought that this will autodetect needed > modules at boot time and then load them. False? > > Is it correct that modules I wish to load at boot time need still be > listed in /etc/modules? Are they other ways to load modules?
I don't know how Debian will be setting it up in the future, but for kernel 2.6, the module handling is different. Instead of /etc/modules.conf, 2.6 uses a file called /etc/modprobe.conf, with a slightly different syntax. With the module-init-tools package (which I presume is part of the 2.6 bundle), there is a script that converts your /etc/modules.conf to /etc/modprobe.conf. Likewise, with the documentation for that package, it briefly explains the differences in the two formats. I have not done all this myself. I saw a post about it, and decided to check it out in advance of installing a 2.6 kernel. I downloaded the module-init-tools package and examined its docs and the script I mentioned. If you google for module-init-tools, you'll find where to download it. Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
