Don Head wrote: > > > When upgrading to Mdk 7.1, and recompiling my > > kernel, Mandrake complained about > > /etc/conf.modules and mentioned that it's now > > deprecated. fine. I copied conf.modules to > > modules.conf ... exact copy, ... everything > > works fine EXCEPT my soundblaster live! value > > card (emu10k1 module). > > > > I then copied modules.conf back to conf.modules > > and everything starts up fine, even the > > soundcard, except that Mandrake complains that > > conf.modules is deprecated. What's the deal? > > And why is there also a /etc/modules file, that > > currently only has vfat as the sole module in > > it? I'd be happy to use /etc/modules.conf if > > and only if everything works! > > Rather than copying, you should try symlinks. > For situations like this, they're much more > reliable, and the preferred method. When a > change is made to one, it's also being made to > the other, because they're the same file. This > way, no matter what file is read, the contents > will always be the same. > Actually, I did use links. I sort of lied in my earlier post. I didn't literally copy anything. > ln -s /etc/conf.modules /etc/modules.conf > > (or the other way around) > > ln -s /etc/modules.conf /etc/conf.modules > Yep, I did that. Anyway, Mandrake complains when the conf.modules file (link) exists, however, the sound module is not loaded properly without it. My main question was: why are there 3 separate files in /etc related to modules? If Mandrake (newer) requires only a modules.conf file, it should be made to work for loading sound drivers too. At present, for me, (and possibly others out there) it doesn't. Gen Gen
