rick, when i said put the alias line in modules.conf but try without it i didn't mean to imply that you didn't need a reference to analog in /etc/modules, cos you do! the alias line simply tells the kernel that the module analog is the one that controls devices that have that major and minor number - or something like that, maybe someone else will explain:) but you will need to add analog to /etc/modules: scsi_hostadapter nvidia analog emu10k1-gp joydev sidewinder
i see you have nvidia listed in /etc/modules, assuming you, like me are using the nvidia binary drivers do you not find that they are loaded automatically when X starts? there should be no need in a typical setup to specify the graphics driver, that is done in the config file for X and should be loaded from that reference, try it and see! bascule On Saturday 31 Jan 2004 7:52 pm, RickS wrote: > On Saturday 31 January 2004 01:56 pm, bascule wrote: > > you need to list the modules in /etc/modules > > lines like: > > alias char-major-13 analog > > go into /etc/modules.conf > > i'd try without adding that line alias... line first, just to check if > > it's necessary, i don't have it for loading the analog module on my > > machine > > > > bascule > > 1st , thx for replying 8) > /etc/modules. looks like this now > scsi_hostadapter > nvidia > emu10k1-gp > joydev > sidewinder > and I commented the alias line from modules.conf > then reboot ... > $ lsmod .. shows .. > sidewinder 9848 0 (unused) > joydev 7136 0 (unused) > input 5696 0 [sidewinder joydev] > emu10k1-gp 2184 0 (unused) > gameport 3268 0 [sidewinder emu10k1-gp] > > It doesn't seem to create the dev node this way. > I tried a number of different ways but didn't write them down 8( > do I need analog also ... I will soon 8) > > although, I really don't need the joystick loaded all the time and could > just modprobe them before starting any games which require it, but its > bugging not to know how to set this up to load at boot ... > > > On Saturday 31 Jan 2004 6:04 pm, RickS wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I got my sidewinder joystick and SBlive gameport working with bascule's > > > help by adding: "emu10k1-gp" & "joydev" to modules. .. and from > > > "googling" found this added it to modules.conf... " alias > > > char-major-13 analog " rebooted .. > > > then... $modprobe joydev > > > then... $modprobe sidewinder > > > in that order.. it works. > > > I've been trying to get these modules loaded in module.conf but with no > > > success. I've tried alias, probeall and modprobe ( which is a bad idea > > > ) and read .. re-read the man pages, so what's the proper syntax for > > > these command lines in modules.conf ? is this the correct file to add > > > them to ? or would it be module. ? I tried different methods but to no > > > avail. I'm not understanding somethings about the module loading, so > > > can any one help please ? > > > > > > TIA -- 'In the Fyres of Struggle let us bake New Men, who Will Notte heed the old Lies.' (Feet of Clay)
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