On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Paul Benjamin wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 01:13:52 -0600 (MDT), Axalon Bloodstone
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> So I need to run as root:
> >>
> >> isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
> >
> >This one gets handled automaticly in rc.sysinit
>
> You are right about that. Since I didn't have any ISA cards before I
> didn't have a /etc/isapnp.conf until I created it. So the rc.sysinit
> script didn't have the isapnp.conf script to feed iaspnp.
>
> >
> >> modprobe videodev.o
> >> modprobe radio-cadet.o io=0x330
> >
> >just put them in /etc/conf.modules
> >
> >options radio-cadet io=0x330
> >post-install videodev modprobe radio-cadet
> >
> >Now if i'm remebering correctly, when something requests v4l the kernel
> >will autoload videodev, then radio-cadet.
> >
>
> This part didn't work. I still had to run modprobe at the root CLI
> prompt to get the card to tune to my favorite FM station. No big
> deal. I can put it in rc.local, I have already stuck a few things in
> there for my IDE CD-R.
I'll brush it off and have a look when i finish up this other stuff.
> I couldn't find any information on /etc/conf.modules. Do you have any
> recommendations on a good book for Linux or Unix System
> Administration? I found "A Practical Guide to Linux" by Mark Sobell
> to be good for using Linux but it is a light on the Administration
> side.
Nope not untill someone can show me one printed on 100% recycled paper,
untill then i'll stick to the digtal format.
> Thanks,
>
> PBen
>
> >> The io=0x330 I got from digging into the source code of radio-cadet.
> >>
> >> So where do I stick the three lines above? I assume that it goes into
> >> rc.local right? Well I am learning a few things about Linux and
> >> trying to remember enough C to figure it out what the HOWTOs don't
> >> cover.
> >
> >Yes you could also modprobe from rc.local
> >
> >> Thanks,
> >
> >No problem, let me know if the conf.modules doesn't work and i'll dig out
> >my radiocard and bush the dust off..
> >
>
>
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