Re: [gentoo-user] coldplug replaces /etc/modules.autoload.d ?

2005-12-12 Thread Chris White
On Tuesday 13 December 2005 13:04, Grant wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what exactly coldplug does. Is it a replacement for /etc/modules.autoload.d ? Yes and no. Basically what coldplug does is that it works with other services in order to automatically load modules given certain

Re: [gentoo-user] coldplug replaces /etc/modules.autoload.d ?

2005-12-12 Thread Grant
I'm still trying to figure out what exactly coldplug does. Is it a replacement for /etc/modules.autoload.d ? Yes and no. Basically what coldplug does is that it works with other services in order to automatically load modules given certain events. To come up with a better explanation.

Re: [gentoo-user] coldplug replaces /etc/modules.autoload.d ?

2005-12-12 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/12/05, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm still trying to figure out what exactly coldplug does. Is it a replacement for /etc/modules.autoload.d ? Coldplug scans system busses, looking for hardware, and attempting to load any modules available for that hardware. It does this by running

Re: [gentoo-user] coldplug replaces /etc/modules.autoload.d ?

2005-12-12 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/12/05, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's up with the hotplug init script? Everyone seems to act like it doesn't exist. That's because it doesn't do anything. /sbin/rc (well, /lib/rc-scripts/addons/udev-start.sh) now handles hotplug appropriately for the kernel version. Or at least