Re: modules: aliases and configuration

2003-11-09 Thread Steven Smith
> So what is it with these "formalized" (for want of a better word) alias > names? If I see an alias char-major- (for some number ), what is > the significance of ? When the kernel wants to load a driver, it usually doesn't know the name of the driver (so, for instance, if it wants to start a ne

modules: aliases and configuration

2003-11-08 Thread John Aspinall
Two questions, if I may, about modules, aliases, and configuration. (Perhaps they're even related!) Question 1) Aliases with "formalized" names: In the BlueZ (bluetooth) How-To we are advised to add the following aliases to /etc/modules.conf alias net-pf-31 bluez