Umm... sd_mod should get loaded whenever you make a request for
block-major-8.  If it's not getting loaded, you need a new modutils.

The fact that usb-storage is getting loaded is a good sign that your
hotplug setup is completely fine.

Matt

On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 11:04:32PM -0700, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> I'm very close to having the USB floppy drive on my Sony Vaio working
> correctly -- all that's left is getting it to insmod the sd_mod module
> automatically when I plug in the drive (it is insmod'ing the scsi_mod
> and usb-storage modules).  So, near as I can tell, this means an entry
> for the drive needs to be added to /lib/modules/2.4.6/modules.usbmap
> (if possible) or /etc/hotplug/usb.handmap.
> 
> Looking at http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/?selected=usb
> it appears that modules.usbmap is created by depmod -a.  How?  Is
> there a database somewhere I should be able to edit to include the
> drive?  Alternatively, reading usb.handmap, it is documented as being
> in ``modutils format.''
> 
> So...  where is modutils format documented?  Alternatively, is there
> already an entry for a Y-E Data, Inc. FlashBuster-U floppy drive?  I
> notice it is in the device ID list at http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids.
> 
> I should mention that I'm running debian hotplug version 0.0.20010919-2
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