> Okay, but clarify what you mean by "module entries".  There are a couple
> of options: you might have an alias or you might have the default
> parameters for a module.  It's also possible to have pre-install,
> post-install, and quite a few other possible options in there.
> 
> The most common usage is to put an alias in there for ethernet devices,
> such as this:
> 
> alias eth0 bcm4400
> 
> But if you look through your startup scripts, you'll find that the
> script performs a "modprobe eth0" for you.  That's probably what you're
> talking about above.

I am referring to the alias entries.  I have experienced the sound
modules being loaded after starting an application like Maelstrom.

One of the entries is:

alias char-major-116 snd

But I do not know if there are other scripts in RH that may have done
the module loading.  Perhaps hotplug?


Holden

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