Ok conf.modules experts: How do I auto load the driver for the ov511 chip (common in webcams) for my Creative Webcam 3. Ath present I load is in rc.local with modprobe ov511 Note that this is a USB cam, if that affects anything. Buchan "J.A. Magallon" wrote: > > Stephen Boulet said at �Re: [expert] 7.2 RC1 and Nvidia driver > installation�. > [2000-10-17 15:36] > > > One other thing: are you doing this as root before starting X? > > > > rmmod agpgart > > modprobe agpgart agp_try_unsupported=1 > > modprobe NVdriver > > > > I really have to learn how to have the computer do this automatically... > > > > If you want drivers loaded at boot time (note: this only works from certain > version of initscripts, but as you say you have rc1...), just add them one > per line in /etc/modules, and in the right order, first agpgart and then > NVdriver. > > If you also want some driver to load wirth some options, add them in > /etc/modules.conf as: > > options NVdriver agp_try_unsupported=1 > > If you dont want to load all the drivers at boot time, you can have you > kernel > to auto-load them when you access the device for the first time. It is done > based in major-minor numbers of the devices, so as "when anything tries to > access > device with major number XX (which I know is a scsi card) load this module: > xxxxx". > > For the nVidia drivers, that "magic numbber" is 195. > So add in your /etc/modules.conf a line such as: > > alias char-major-195 NVdriver > > Hope this helps you... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- |--------------------------------------------------------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------|
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